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Lake Elmo is a big small town of 13,140 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $597k and rent runs about $2k a month.
13,140people
$597kTypical home
$2,059/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
228Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,140
- Part of a metro area
- About 595 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $597k (≈$3,765/mo)
- Median rent $2,059/mo
- Median household income $154k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 228 sunny days a year (71 totally clear)
- 137 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MSP airport
- 17 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,640 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 516 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 55 museums within 25 mi
- 83 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.