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Waconia is a big small town of 13,434 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 27 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 51 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $431k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,434people
$431kTypical home
$1,330/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
51"Snow
232Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,434
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,394 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 27 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $431k (≈$2,718/mo)
- Median rent $1,330/mo
- Median household income $111k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 51" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 58 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (67 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (440 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 39% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to MSP airport
- 28 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2001
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 981 ft
- 728 mi to the ocean
- 89 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 21 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 63 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 510 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 26 bars within 25 mi
- 156 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 27 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carver County: R+5 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