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Mendota Heights is a big small town of 11,612 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 9 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 $520k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,612people
$520kTypical home
$1,631/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
48"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,612
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,280 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $520k (≈$3,281/mo)
- Median rent $1,631/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 111 days a year with rain or snow
- 48" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (866 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to MSP airport
- 4 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 702 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 124 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,927 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 153 bars within 25 mi
- 609 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 67 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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