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Woodland is a tiny town of 477 people in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It's about 12 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 $1.2M and rent runs about $1k a month.
477people
$1.2MTypical home
$1,487/moRent
82° / 23°Summer / winter
54"Snow
232Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 477
- Part of a metro area
- About 830 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 12 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.2M (≈$7,475/mo)
- Median rent $1,487/mo
- Median household income $190k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 51 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 55
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to MSP airport
- 15 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 925 ft
- 714 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 112 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,791 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 139 bars within 25 mi
- 584 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 16 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 63 museums within 25 mi
- 99 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.