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Ramsey is a small city of 28,421 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 22 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $360k and rent runs about $2k a month.
28,421people
$360kTypical home
$1,826/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 28,421
- Part of a metro area
- About 985 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 22 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $360k (≈$2,268/mo)
- Median rent $1,826/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 58°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 46" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 61 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (23 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (436 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 35% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 34% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 29 mi to MSP airport
- 29 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 863 ft
- 697 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 81 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,164 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 86 bars within 25 mi
- 366 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 75 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Anoka County: R+4 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk