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Watertown is a small town of 4,790 people in Carver County, Minnesota. It's about 28 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 23°F, with about 49 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $337k and rent runs about $927 a month.
4,790people
$337kTypical home
$927/moRent
83° / 23°Summer / winter
49"Snow
232Sunny days
92Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,790
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,824 people per sq mi
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 28 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $337k (≈$2,126/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $100k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 92 days a year with rain or snow
- 49" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 60 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 33
- 37% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to MSP airport
- 31 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 968 ft
- 725 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 62 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 17 bars within 25 mi
- 146 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 26 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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