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Tonka Bay is a small town of 1,270 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 16 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $917k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,270people
$917kTypical home
$2,320/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
118Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,270
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,353 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $917k (≈$5,783/mo)
- Median rent $2,320/mo
- Median household income $156k
- Property tax about 1.1% 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
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSP airport
- 18 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 958 ft
- 718 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,656 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 125 bars within 25 mi
- 539 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 15 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 62 museums within 25 mi
- 97 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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