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Spring Lake Park is a big small town of 7,032 people in Anoka County, Minnesota. It's about 11 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 46 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $290k and rent runs about $1k a month.
7,032people
$290kTypical home
$1,413/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
46"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,032
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,525 people per sq mi
- 11 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 11 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $290k (≈$1,829/mo)
- Median rent $1,413/mo
- Median household income $91k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (101 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,575 per 100k)
People
- Median age 40
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSP airport
- 16 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 906 ft
- 696 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 115 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,831 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 584 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 93 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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