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Medina is a big small town of 6,968 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $737k and rent runs about $1k a month.
6,968people
$737kTypical home
$1,429/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
50"Snow
232Sunny days
105Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,968
- Part of a metro area
- About 273 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $737k (≈$4,646/mo)
- Median rent $1,429/mo
- Median household income $231k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 105 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (140 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (704 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 48% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to MSP airport
- 20 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,024 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,618 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 113 bars within 25 mi
- 551 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 98 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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