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White Bear Lake is a small city of 23,908 people in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It's about 14 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 45 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $332k and rent runs about $2k a month.
23,908people
$332kTypical home
$1,601/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
98Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 23,908
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,972 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 14 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $332k (≈$2,092/mo)
- Median rent $1,601/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 24°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 232 sunny days a year (75 totally clear)
- 133 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 98 days a year with rain or snow
- 45" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 54 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (116 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,209 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to MSP airport
- 16 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 942 ft
- 690 mi to the ocean
- 78 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 108 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,783 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 583 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 58 museums within 25 mi
- 93 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Ramsey 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