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Savage is a small city of 32,889 people in Scott County, Minnesota. It's about 15 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 $432k and rent runs about $2k a month.
32,889people
$432kTypical home
$1,766/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
107Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 32,889
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,108 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 15 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $432k (≈$2,726/mo)
- Median rent $1,766/mo
- Median household income $126k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (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
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 47 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (97 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (628 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to MSP airport
- 11 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 889 ft
- 716 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,663 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 140 bars within 25 mi
- 535 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 96 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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