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44.93° N · 93.53° W · GEOID 2715148

Deephaven

Hennepin County, Minnesota · part of the Minneapolis, MN metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

MinnesotaDeephaven, MNDeephavenDeephaven

The short answer

Deephaven is home to 3,793 people. Median household income is $197,679 a year and median rent is $1,487 a month, 9.0% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $935,900, about 4.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,487
9% above the median place
Median household income
$197,679
146% above the median place
Median home value
$935,900
193% above the median place
Unemployment
4.5%
7% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Deephaven

  • Between the 2019 and 2022 surveys, household income rose 7.2% a year while rent rose -1.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • The median rent takes only 9.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • 42% of workers mostly work from home, more than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 149 Minnesota places.
  • 84% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 151 Minnesota places.
  • The median household earns $197,679 a year, more than in 96% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 151 Minnesota places.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 98 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

Many people here skip the commute entirely: 42% work from home, which keeps total commuting time lower than in 91% of places.

01

Moving to Deephaven

Hennepin County loses about 7.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in55,870
Moved out63,590
Net−7,720

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Ramsey County, MN8,6558,910−255
Anoka County, MN5,3946,868−1,474
Dakota County, MN4,7456,338−1,593
Wright County, MN1,6013,026−1,425
Carver County, MN1,7152,806−1,091
Scott County, MN1,5732,255−682
Washington County, MN1,5451,770−225
Cook County, IL8941,048−154

Within Minnesota, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within MinnesotaOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$71K
Leavers$95K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Hennepin County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
6.4% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 2.5% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Hennepin County report $71,500 a year in income on average; those leaving, $94,800, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$59,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,487 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,336 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $935,900.
Getting to work
26 minutes each way on average; 41.7% work from home; 3.5% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Cochituate, MA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out8
$94,796
35% above the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people8
-7.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
Moved from another state1
2.5%
24% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.4%11% above
Moved from another state1County figure2.5%24% above
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-7.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$71,4571% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$94,79635% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 9.0%, 56% below the median place.

Deephaven9.0%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$59,480
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
9.0%
56% below the median place
Home price to income
4.7x
24% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
9%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$174,300
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Deephaven, $1,487 a month, and local prices for everything else (103.4 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Deephaven, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Basking Ridge, NJ3.5% vs 9.0%n/aCompare

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Median home value1
$935,900
193% above the median place
Homeownership1
89.3%
34% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,4879% above
Rent to income19.0%56% below
Home price to income14.7x24% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure104.84% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7347% above
HUD area median income4County figure$131,50023% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$935,900193% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure3.0%5% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure29.8%42% below
Homeownership189.3%34% above
Renters paying 30%+151.5%2% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,33678% above
Vacant homes1County figure5.6%21% below
Median year built119690% below
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $146,525, 266% above the median place.

Income per person1
$146,525
266% above the median place
Works from home1
41.7%
235% above the median place
Median household income1
$197,679
146% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$197,679146% above
Income per person1$146,525266% above
Unemployment1County figure4.5%7% below
Average annual pay6County figure$92,29440% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.4%35% below
Jobs6County figure919,062above (median 150,665)
Poverty rate1County figure9.9%8% below
Mean commute126 min4% above
Works from home141.7%235% above
Commutes by transit1County figure3.5%312% above
04

Who lives here

Bachelor's or higher is 83.5%, 161% above the median place.

Bachelor's or higher1
83.5%
161% above the median place
High school or higher1
98.5%
7% above the median place
Median age1
48.4
24% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad3.7% −59%
Homes with broadband89.8% −3%
Household size2.5 +0%
All 9 people measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population13,7936646th largest
Population change since 20207-2.4%below (median 1.1%)
Median age148.424% above
Bachelor's or higher183.5%161% above
High school or higher198.5%7% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad13.7%59% below
No health insurance1County figure4.5%30% below
Homes with broadband189.8%3% below
05

Life in Deephaven

192 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents50.1 4.9×
Playgrounds per 10k29.0 3.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −30%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.9 4.1×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.3 +7%
Shops29.3 −3%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.5 +59%
Doctors' offices and clinics23.5 +16%
Child care centers3.5 +52%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools13
472
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students13
176,913
above the median place (median 4,897)
Child care centers per 10k9
3.5
52% above the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure472above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure176,913above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure15.21% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure22.37% above
Shops per 10k9County figure29.33% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.559% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure23.516% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure3.552% above
Parks per 10k1050.1393% above
Playgrounds per 10k1029.0208% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails101.430% below
Transit stops per sq mi100.9310% above
National Register listings11County figure192above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Violent crime per 100k is 54, 72% below the median place.

Violent crime per 100k
54
72% below the median place
Property crime per 100k
161
87% below the median place
Months reported
12 of 12
by the city police department to the FBI

Counts only offenses reported by the city police department. Sheriff, state and campus police are not included, and some departments do not report to the FBI at all, so compare with care.

January average low14
6°F
76% below the median place
Average temperature14
45°F
18% below the median place
Tornado risk15
99.6
22% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureDeephavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure82°F5% below
January average low14County figure6°F76% below
Average temperature14County figure45°F18% below
Annual precipitation14County figure31.9 in27% below
Natural hazard risk15County figure98.36% above
Tornado risk15County figure99.622% above
Wildfire risk15County figure74.922% above
Heat wave risk15County figure99.110% above
Median air quality index16County figure455% above
Good air days16County figure57.8%16% below
08

Deephaven in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 13% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,121/mo (2022)$2,820/mo$2,240 to $3,540/mo+3.6%
Median household income$197,679 (2024)$253,500$214,500 to $300,000+4.2%
Median home value$935,900 (2024)$1,374,000$998,000 to $1,893,000+6.6%
Population3,794 (2025)3,7803,620 to 3,940−0.1%

The median home would be worth 5.4 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.7 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Deephaven

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Cochituate, MA$1,582$192,361Compare
Marblehead, MA$1,764$182,132Compare
Mountain Brook, AL$1,456$201,479Compare
Woodcliff Lake, NJ$1,888$213,981Compare
Woodcliff Lake, NJMountain Brook, ALMarblehead, MACochituate, MADeephaven, MNDeephavenMountain BrookWoodcliff LakeDeephavenMountain BrookWoodcliff Lake

Common questions

Is Deephaven a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2022 surveys, household income rose 7.2% a year while rent rose -1.5%, so pay gained on rent more than in 96% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places. The median rent takes only 9.0% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 99% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 151 Minnesota places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Deephaven expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 9.0% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $935,900.

What salary do you need to live in Deephaven?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $59,480 a year. Work it out from your current city.

Is Deephaven safe?

There were 54 reported violent crimes per 100,000 residents, against 192 in the typical place.

What places are similar to Deephaven?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Cochituate, MA, Marblehead, MA, Mountain Brook, AL and Woodcliff Lake, NJ.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Deephaven with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Deephaven itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/deephaven-minnesota

Citytistics. “Deephaven, Minnesota.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/deephaven-minnesota/

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