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Ham Lake is a small city of 16,702 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 20 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $443k and rent runs about $1k a month.
16,702people
$443kTypical home
$1,173/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,702
- Part of a metro area
- About 485 people per sq mi
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 20 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $443k (≈$2,790/mo)
- Median rent $1,173/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,082 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSP airport
- 26 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 883 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 63 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 85 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,414 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 429 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 50 museums within 25 mi
- 80 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 36% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 15 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anoka County: R+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk