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New Prague is a big small town of 8,237 people in Scott County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $351k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,237people
$351kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
81° / 22°Summer / winter
40"Snow
232Sunny days
111Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,237
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,093 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $351k (≈$2,210/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $95k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 22°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°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
- 40" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (85 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (484 per 100k)
People
- Median age 36
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSP airport
- 29 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 1,007 ft
- 734 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 41 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 386 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 32 bars within 25 mi
- 106 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 10% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Scott County: R+9 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