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Medicine Lake is a tiny town of 596 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 8 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $1k a month.
596people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,150/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 596
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,445 people per sq mi
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,831/mo)
- Median rent $1,150/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,572 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 896 ft
- 708 mi to the ocean
- 79 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 119 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,898 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 142 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 64 museums within 25 mi
- 99 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hennepin 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.