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Randolph is a tiny town of 461 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 33 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 42 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $291k and rent runs about $2k a month.
461people
$291kTypical home
$1,563/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
42"Snow
232Sunny days
94Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 461
- Part of a metro area
- About 484 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 33 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $291k (≈$1,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,563/mo
- Median household income $104k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 94 days a year with rain or snow
- 42" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 52 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 32% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to MSP airport
- 26 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 879 ft
- 715 mi to the ocean
- 114 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 38 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 21 bars within 25 mi
- 108 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Dakota County: D+13 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very 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