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Inver Grove Heights is a small city of 35,906 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $363k and rent runs about $1k a month.
35,906people
$363kTypical home
$1,465/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 35,906
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,289 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $363k (≈$2,292/mo)
- Median rent $1,465/mo
- Median household income $101k
- Property tax about 1.0% 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 (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (164 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,061 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 44% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to MSP airport
- 9 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,779 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 559 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 92 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 46% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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