Hot-summer humid continental
Columbia Heights, Minnesota
Anoka County, Minnesota · Population 22k · 919 ft elevation
Living in Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 83°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 7°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (40″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 9 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Columbia Heights at a glance
- Population
- 22k
- Elevation
- 919 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 40″80th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $260k50th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,278/mo56th percentile
- Median household income
- $75k50th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.05%54th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 13.588th percentile
- Average commute
- 24 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 243 per 100k63th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,413 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 2019th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 4%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24°F | 7°F | 0.6″ | 8.3″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 11°F | 0.6″ | 12.3″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 41°F | 23°F | 1.4″ | 4.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 56°F | 35°F | 2.9″ | 2.1″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 47°F | 4.3″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 79°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 290 hrs |
| Jul | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 296 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 52°F | 3.2″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 38°F | 2.6″ | 0.5″ | 177 hrs |
| Nov | 42°F | 25°F | 1.5″ | 3.0″ | 142 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 13°F | 0.9″ | 10.2″ | 122 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology