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Mounds View is a big small town of 12,926 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 10 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,926people
$324kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,926
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,186 people per sq mi
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 10 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (165 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,077 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSP airport
- 16 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 902 ft
- 695 mi to the ocean
- 73 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 114 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,867 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 136 bars within 25 mi
- 597 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 94 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ramsey 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