Chaska, MN vs Chanhassen, MN

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricChaska, MNChanhassen, MN
Population28,70626,006
Median Household Income$110,956$143,651
Median Rent$1,553/mo$1,831/mo
Median Home Value$404,700$566,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)105105
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income41.1%46.6%
Poverty Rate5.8%2.9%
Unemployment Rate3.3%3.3%
Violent Crime Rate /100k10749*
Property Crime Rate /100k549383*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs80°F79°F
Winter Lows8°F9°F
Snowfall52 in/yr55 in/yr
Avg Commute23 min22.3 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher15.616.6
College Degree Rate46.6%64.1%
Foreign-Born %7.1%9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.7%-0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Chanhassen (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.