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Hopkins is a small city of 18,819 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 7 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,819people
$376kTypical home
$1,468/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,819
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,635 people per sq mi
- 7 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,369/mo)
- Median rent $1,468/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (278 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,272 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 20% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 46% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSP airport
- 9 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 710 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,879 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 600 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hennepin County: D+43 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk