Warm-summer humid continental
Norwood Young America, Minnesota
Carver County, Minnesota · Population 3.9k · 991 ft elevation
Living in Norwood Young America
Norwood Young America has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 4°F).
Precipitation is moderate at about 34″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (52″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Muggy weather is occasional (16 days a year).
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38, with about 8 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Norwood Young America at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 991 ft
- Average daily high
- 55°F3th percentile
- Average daily low
- 33°F3th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 34″24th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 52″89th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,691 hrs36th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $289k56th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,032/mo36th percentile
- Median household income
- $68k41th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.06%55th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 9.8%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 8.1%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.8%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 32 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%66th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6016th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 1414th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 230 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 22°F | 4°F | 0.8″ | 7.8″ | 176 hrs |
| Feb | 27°F | 7°F | 0.9″ | 11.4″ | 202 hrs |
| Mar | 40°F | 19°F | 1.7″ | 8.0″ | 231 hrs |
| Apr | 55°F | 33°F | 3.2″ | 4.0″ | 227 hrs |
| May | 68°F | 44°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 55°F | 5.3″ | — | 289 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 338 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.6″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.3″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Oct | 58°F | 36°F | 2.8″ | 0.3″ | 178 hrs |
| Nov | 41°F | 24°F | 1.6″ | 3.5″ | 143 hrs |
| Dec | 28°F | 11°F | 1.3″ | 16.6″ | 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