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Osseo is a small town of 2,584 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 12 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $307k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,584people
$307kTypical home
$1,333/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,584
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,482 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $307k (≈$1,933/mo)
- Median rent $1,333/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (245 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,814 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 15% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to MSP airport
- 19 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 49% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 886 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,765 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 564 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 96 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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