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Willernie is a tiny town of 495 people in Washington County, Minnesota. It's about 16 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 $331k and rent runs about $1k a month.
495people
$331kTypical home
$1,322/moRent
82° / 24°Summer / winter
45"Snow
232Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 495
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,960 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 16 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $331k (≈$2,089/mo)
- Median rent $1,322/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% 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
- 45" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 55 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (77 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (898 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 35% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to MSP airport
- 18 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 942 ft
- 688 mi to the ocean
- 80 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 101 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,738 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 156 bars within 25 mi
- 560 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 17 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 91 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Washington County: D+9 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