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Minnetrista is a big small town of 8,708 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $658k and rent runs about $4k a month.
8,708people
$658kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
51"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 334 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $658k (≈$4,151/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $163k
- 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
- 118 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (591 per 100k)
People
- Median age 41
- 44% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to MSP airport
- 24 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 99% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 997 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,190 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 85 bars within 25 mi
- 384 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 46 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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