Hot-summer humid continental
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Hennepin County, Minnesota · Population 63k · 889 ft elevation
Living in Eden Prairie
Eden Prairie has a hot-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 84°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 8°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 31″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (55″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (17 days a year).
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45, with about 10 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Eden Prairie at a glance
- Population
- 63k
- Elevation
- 889 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 38°F12th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 31″20th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 55″90th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $463k79th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,761/mo79th percentile
- Median household income
- $128k87th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.08%56th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.3%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.142th percentile
- Average commute
- 22 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 67%81th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%
- Violent crime rate
- 54 per 100k16th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,066 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3029th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 3%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 262 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 25°F | 8°F | 0.7″ | 10.0″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 29°F | 12°F | 0.6″ | 11.2″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 42°F | 24°F | 1.5″ | 9.1″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 37°F | 2.7″ | 5.4″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 70°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 84°F | 64°F | 4.3″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 81°F | 62°F | 4.7″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 74°F | 53°F | 3.0″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 59°F | 40°F | 2.3″ | 0.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 43°F | 27°F | 1.4″ | 5.1″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 29°F | 14°F | 0.9″ | 13.3″ | 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