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Orono is a big small town of 8,195 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,195people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,818/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,195
- Part of a metro area
- About 515 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,334/mo)
- Median rent $1,818/mo
- Median household income $174k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (136 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (495 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSP airport
- 19 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 938 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 104 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,667 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 548 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 61 museums within 25 mi
- 96 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 18% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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