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About Shakopee
City in Minnesota, United StatesShakopee ( SHAH-kə-pee) (Dakota language: Tinta Ottonwe) is a city in and the county seat of Scott County, Minnesota, United States. It is southwest of Minneapolis. Sited on the south bank bend of the Minnesota River, Shakopee and nearby suburbs comprise the southwest portion of Minneapolis-Saint Paul, the nation's 16th-largest metropolitan area, with 3.7 million people. The population was 43,698 at the 2020 census. The riverbank's Shakopee Historic District contains burial mounds built by prehistoric cultures. In the 18th century, Chief Shakopee II of the Mdewakanton Dakota established his village on the east end of this area, near the water. Trading led to the city's establishment in the …
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Housing in Shakopee
The typical Shakopee home is worth about $405,000, up 1.1% in a year, 15% above the Minnesota typical home.
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Safety in Shakopee
Safety Grade B
Shakopee reports less crime per resident than 56% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Shakopee
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Schools in Shakopee
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The public schools Shakopee’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 62% of Minnesota’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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