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Rosemount is a small city of 27,562 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 22°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $424k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,562people
$424kTypical home
$1,640/moRent
82° / 22°Summer / winter
43"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,562
- Part of a metro area
- About 829 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $424k (≈$2,674/mo)
- Median rent $1,640/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 22°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
- 43" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (492 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to MSP airport
- 12 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 909 ft
- 706 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 94 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,619 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 152 bars within 25 mi
- 504 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 60 museums within 25 mi
- 90 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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