Minneapolis, MN

Straddling the Mississippi River where it joins the Minnesota River, Minneapolis is the largest city in Minnesota and home to around 411,000 residents. The city is best known for its extensive park system, its vibrant downtown area, its eclectic music and arts culture and its concentration of Fortune 500 companies.

What's unique about Minneapolis

Minneapolis is blessed to have easy access to a variety of modes of transportation. The Metro public transportation system serves more than 34,000 riders daily with its buses and light rail commuter trains. Minneapolis also offers a diverse mixture of things to see and do, from its many parks to major league sporting events to some of the best restaurants in the Midwest.

The Minneapolis lifestyle

Though the winter can get cold in the winter months, life in Minneapolis revolves around the outdoors and particularly the Mississippi riverfront and the chain of lakes that surround the city. Minnesotans are hearty and enough the outdoors in all but the coldest weather. Minneapolis is a surprisingly cosmopolitan city, with innovative food, music and film scenes.

Cultural Activities
Minneapolis has a vibrant and eclectic arts community. The city is home to the Walker Arts Center, one of the top five art museums in the United States, as well as the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District, home to more than 400 independent artists. The city is also home to the Minnesota Orchestra and the Minnesota Fringe Festival.

Attending school in Minneapolis

School-age Minneapolis residents attend Minneapolis Public Schools. The district, which has an enrollment of more than 36,000 students, owns and operates more than 100 schools, including 45 elementary schools, seven middle schools and seven high schools plus 25 charter and alternative schools. In addition to the public schools, there are 20 private schools in the city. These include Minnehaha Academy, Carondelet Catholic School and The Breck School.

For higher education, Minneapolis is home to the University of Minnesota as well as a number of excellent smaller colleges and universities, including Augsburg College, Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Minnesota Community and Technical College.

The Minneapolis job market

There are a number of Fortune 500 companies in Minneapolis and it is the second largest commercial center in the Midwest, behind Chicago. Among the companies headquarters in Minneapolis are Target, US Bancorp and Xcel Energy. In addition, several international companies, including Accenture and Canadian Pacific, have made Minneapolis their U.S. base.

Entertainment

There's always something fun to do in the Minneapolis area. The city is home to professional football, basketball and baseball teams. In addition, Minneapolis boasts a diverse music scene, boosted by former Minneapolis resident Prince and electronic dance music stars like Woody McBride.

Parks and Recreation

The City of Minneapolis owns and maintains more than 50 parks, walking trails, recreation centers and green spaces, including Minnehaha Regional Park, Calhoun Park in the Uptown district and Boom Island Park. In fact, more than 16 percent of the land in the city is park land. Facilities include swimming pools, ball parks, picnic grounds, pet parks and children's playgrounds. Minneapolis parks also tie into the green spaces that line both shores of the Mississippi River.

Minneapolis Real Estate

Housing in Minnepolis runs the gamut from century homes to new construction. Real estate here includes a good mixture of single-family homes, townhouses, high-rise condos and semi-detached condos. There's a home in Minneapolis for most every taste and budget. The median home value in the city is $227,100 and values are anticipated to rise at a rate greater than the national average within the next year or two.

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Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneapolis

http://www.zillow.com/minneapolis-mn/home-values/

https://www.metrotransit.org/

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