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Minneapolis is a big city of 427,246 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's part of the Minneapolis, MN area. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $362k and rent runs about $1k a month.
427,246people
$362kTypical home
$1,371/moRent
83° / 22°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
108Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 427,246
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,912 people per sq mi
- A major metro of its own
- In the Minneapolis, MN area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $362k (≈$2,284/mo)
- Median rent $1,371/mo
- Median household income $81k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 108 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (998 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,476 per 100k)
People
- Median age 33
- 21% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to MSP airport
- 6 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 866 ft
- 704 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 9 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 129 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,966 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 149 bars within 25 mi
- 623 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 68 museums within 25 mi
- 102 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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