Living in Little Canada, MN
Little Canada is a big small town of 10,514 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $320k and rent runs about $1k a month.
10,514people
$320kTypical home
$1,417/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,514
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,697 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $320k (≈$2,017/mo)
- Median rent $1,417/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°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
- 43" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 915 ft
- 694 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 118 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,866 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 597 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 96 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ramsey 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