Living in Wyoming, MN
Wyoming is a big small town of 8,087 people in Chisago County, Minnesota. It's about 30 miles from Minneapolis, MN. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 24°F, with about 52 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $366k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,087people
$366kTypical home
$1,166/moRent
83° / 24°Summer / winter
52"Snow
232Sunny days
112Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,087
- Part of a metro area
- About 392 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 30 mi to Minneapolis, MN
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $366k (≈$2,306/mo)
- Median rent $1,166/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 112 days a year with rain or snow
- 52" of snow a year
- 17 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (69 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to MSP airport
- 34 mi to MSP (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 85% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 892 ft
- 676 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 51 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 503 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 34 bars within 25 mi
- 158 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of Minnesota districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 19 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chisago County: R+31 in 2024
- Minnesota: D+4 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk