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Sunfish Lake is a tiny town of 533 people in Dakota County, Minnesota. It's about 11 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 47 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
533people
$1.1MTypical home
$1,548/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
47"Snow
232Sunny days
106Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 533
- Part of a metro area
- About 356 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 $1.1M (≈$7,035/mo)
- Median rent $1,548/mo
- Median household income $236k
- 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 (74 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 40 of 90 winter days are gray
- 106 days a year with rain or snow
- 47" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (134 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,142 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to MSP airport
- 7 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,011 ft
- 701 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 116 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,892 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 159 bars within 25 mi
- 592 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 65 museums within 25 mi
- 100 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.