Area guides

Find it all, closer to home.

Twelve communities we know street by street — what they cost, who they suit, and what we'd tell a friend about each.

Newer neighborhoods, Arbor Lakes, and the strongest schools in the northwest metro.

Big lots, Medicine Lake, and a 20-minute commute either direction.

Wooded, established, and close to the lake without the lake price.

Mid-century homes, Theodore Wirth Park, ten minutes to downtown.

A walkable downtown and 1940s bungalows at first-ring prices.

Ramblers, big yards, and the best value in the northwest suburbs.

Quiet streets, solid 1960s builds, and a lot of first-time buyers.

Dense, walkable, and next to everything. Bungalows and new condos side by side.

Country Club tudors, 50th & France, and schools people move for.

Eighty-odd neighborhoods, lakes in the middle of the city, and every price point.

Lake Minnetonka's front porch. Small-town downtown, lakeshore estates.

Trails, parks, and a planned feel. Consistently one of the metro's best-run cities.

Across the river

Licensed in Wisconsin, too.

Hudson, River Falls, and the St. Croix valley. Lower taxes, more land, and a commute that's shorter than you'd guess.

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