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Living in Spring Park, MN

Spring Park is a small town of 1,896 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 18 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $662k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,896people
$662kTypical home
$1,241/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,896
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 5,371 people per sq mi
  • 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 18 mi to Minneapolis, MN
  • 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $662k (≈$4,172/mo)
  • Median rent $1,241/mo
  • Median household income $48k
  • Property tax about 0.8% of value
  • 8.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 82°F
  • Winter highs around 23°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
  • 232 sunny days a year (74 totally clear)
  • 133 cloudy days a year
  • 40 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 118 days a year with rain or snow
  • 52" of snow a year
  • 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 57 nights a year below 10°F
  • Breezy

Safety

  • Above-average violent crime (449 per 100k), county-wide
  • Above-average property crime (2,572 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 57
  • 11% of households have kids
  • 33% are 65 or older
  • 37% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 4% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 23 min
  • 3% walk or take transit to work
  • 20 mi to MSP airport
  • 20 mi to MSP (major hub)
  • 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 33% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1979
  • 83% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 938 ft
  • 718 mi to the ocean
  • 82 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 14 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 4 mi to the nearest campground
  • 94 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 1,531 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 108 bars within 25 mi
  • 503 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 55 museums within 25 mi
  • 89 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 6 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 26% of Minnesota districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 6 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 5 mi to the nearest college

Politics

  • Hennepin County: D+43 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

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