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Martin Lake is a small town of 1,068 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 30 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $498k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,068people
$498kTypical home
$1,464/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
57"Snow
232Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,068
- Part of a metro area
- About 776 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $498k (≈$3,143/mo)
- Median rent $1,464/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (107 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,082 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 25% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MSP airport
- 35 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 899 ft
- 678 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 44 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 27 bars within 25 mi
- 147 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.