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Norwood Young America is a small town of 3,849 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 34 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $299k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,849people
$299kTypical home
$1,073/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,849
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,562 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 34 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $299k (≈$1,887/mo)
- Median rent $1,073/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to MSP airport
- 35 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 978 ft
- 736 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 19 bars within 25 mi
- 57 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 19 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carver County: R+5 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