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North Oaks is a big small town of 5,179 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 13 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 44 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $821k and rent runs about $4k a month.
5,179people
$821kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
44"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 749 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 13 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $821k (≈$5,178/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $232k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 44" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (367 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,608 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 41% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to MSP airport
- 17 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 691 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,784 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 144 bars within 25 mi
- 582 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 91 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 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