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Minnetonka is a mid-size city of 53,064 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 9 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 $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
53,064people
$476kTypical home
$1,779/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 53,064
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,971 people per sq mi
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,779/mo
- Median household income $120k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 50 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (114 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,338 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 974 ft
- 712 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,868 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 145 bars within 25 mi
- 593 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 66 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% 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
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 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