Living in Lino Lakes, MN
Lino Lakes is a small city of 22,113 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 15 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 48 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $407k and rent runs about $2k a month.
22,113people
$407kTypical home
$1,874/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,113
- Part of a metro area
- About 784 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $407k (≈$2,568/mo)
- Median rent $1,874/mo
- Median household income $127k
- 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 (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (48 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (624 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSP airport
- 20 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 689 mi to the ocean
- 71 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,682 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 550 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 90 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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