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Why move to St. Louis Park? Quality healthcare and great schools top the list of what residents love about their first-ring suburb that is less than five miles from downtown Minneapolis. This central location is comfortable and convenient, with unique culinary and historic treasures, diverse retail destinations, and a multitude of outdoor opportunities. Get the exhilaration of a metropolitan area with a flavor all its own.
DISTINCT NEIGHBORHOODS
There are 35 neighborhoods located within St. Louis Park, each with its own distinct appearance and feel. An amazing sixty percent of St. Louis Park’s homes were built in a single burst of construction from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. This 10.86-square-mile city is accessed by Interstate 394, U.S. Highway 169, and Minnesota State Highways 7 and 100. With a relatively high Jewish population, the city is home of the Sabes Jewish Community Center and several synagogues including Beth El Synagogue and Kenesseth Israel Congregation. In fact, it is estimated that around 38% of Jews in the greater Minneapolis area live in Saint Louis Park. There’s a large Russian population around the Aquila area, due to mass immigration from former-Soviet states, and Russian language is the second most spoken language in the city after English. Recognizing this, the Hennepin County Library’s St. Louis Park location has an extensive Russian language section.
BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS
St. Louis Park is the only school district in Minnesota in which every public school has been recognized as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the U.S. Department of Education. The seven public schools within Independent School District 283 serve about 4,200 K-12 students. The district is one of the largest employers in the city with 762 employees.
TOP MEDICAL FACILITY
The second-largest medical clinic in Minnesota (after Rochester’s Mayo Clinic) is located in St. Louis Park, offering residents access to top-notch services. The St. Louis Park Medical Center was started by a group of 11 former Army doctors in a small building on Excelsior Boulevard in the late 1940s. The medical center merged with Methodist Hospital and today is Park Nicollet Health Services, part of HealthPartners.
PROUD RETAIL HISTORY
Commercial development followed the population boom after World War II, and St. Louis Park became home to Minnesota’s first shopping center in the late 1940s, the 30,000-square-foot Lilac Way at the northeast corner of Excelsior Boulevard and Highway 100. Although it was later torn down, the Miracle Mile shopping center, built in 1950, and Knollwood Mall, which opened in 1956, remain popular with shoppers today. In all, there are over 2,700 businesses in St. Louis Park, including Travelers Express/MoneyGram which employs about 450 people. Nordic Ware (also known as Northland Aluminum Products) is known for its introduction of the Bundt cake in about 1950.
DATE NIGHT ATTRACTIONS
Date night has never been so easy — although we won’t lie. It’ll be hard to pick between the Warehouse Winery and Copperwing Distillery. Drop by the Warehouse Winery for tastings on Wednesday evenings, or plan to take a tour of this funky building that is just the start of a string of artisans in the business centers off Louisiana and Excelsior Blvd. Nearby Copperwing Distillery offers Free Music Wednesdays, Thursday Happy Hour, and Midweek Mixology classes, plus spirit-forward cocktails that highlight Copperwing’s craft.
TAKE IT OUTSIDE
Bring the family to Westwood Hills Nature Center, a 160-acre natural area home to deer, fox, mink and owls. Wood chipped, boardwalks and hard surface accessible trails through marsh, woods and restored prairie are open from dawn to dusk year-round. Parking and admission are free. Or, hop on your bike to cruise down the three bike trails managed by the Three Rivers Park District that run through St. Louis Park. Cedar Lake Trail, Cedar Lake Extension Trail and Cedar Lake Regional Trail connect to miles of additional trails running from Minneapolis to Chaska. Plus, 52 parks provide beauty and recreation space in St. Louis Park.
