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Prior Lake is a small city of 28,016 people in Scott County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $451k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,016people
$451kTypical home
$1,654/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,016
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,720 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $451k (≈$2,842/mo)
- Median rent $1,654/mo
- Median household income $134k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°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
- 107 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (132 per 100k)
- Low property crime (992 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 39% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MSP airport
- 15 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 925 ft
- 721 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 87 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 135 bars within 25 mi
- 478 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 93 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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