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Scandia is a small town of 3,950 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 29 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $476k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,950people
$476kTypical home
$1,710/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
50"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,950
- Part of a metro area
- About 113 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 29 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $476k (≈$3,000/mo)
- Median rent $1,710/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 23°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 16 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to MSP airport
- 32 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,047 ft
- 674 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 59 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 615 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 70 bars within 25 mi
- 180 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 9 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+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
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.