Which Minneapolis/St. Paul suburb would be best if you work in Oakdale?
My husband has a new job in Oakdale and our family will be relocating there. I don't know much about the suburbs and trying to look at internet maps has me more confused. The things we are looking for are: good schools, short commute, decent housing costs (we will be renting at first~preferably a house, not an apt.), safe neighborhoods, easy access to family oriented activites. Does anybody have any ideas on which area would work the best for us? As much detailed info you can give would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
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Answer 1 :
You should look at living in Oakdale itself or maybe Stillwater. Stillwater has a huge school though, but they have a variety of classes to choose from. Coon Rapids is also nice, but I think that the longer commute and traffic would get old after a while. Also, if your husband doesn't mind the commute after all, you could look into living just on the other side of the border in Wisconsin like in Hudson which has the small-town feel to it. The traffic doesn't really seem too bad until you get a little further into Minnesota anyway. Also, you could look into Bayport; I've been through it a couple of times on my way to other places, and I really like it. It's a very pretty town, and I would consider living there someday. Woodbury is a very fancy suburb, and it is close to Oakdale; Woodbury has very good shopping, but that may be the only good thing about it if you don't like snobby people. I've met a few people from Woodbury, and I think they seem very nice, but a lot of my friends actually can't stand people from Woodbury because the Woodburians (or whatever they are supposed to be called) are supposedly so snobby. According to one of my friends who is actually from Woodbury, all the neighbors try to out-do each other and kind of have a slightly malicious attitude towards their competition. I don't know about all people from Woodbury though, and like I wrote already, the five or so people I know from Woodbury seem decent in my opinion. Besides, good shopping, good shopping! All of the places I listed seem very safe in my opinion--which says a lot because I am originally from a much more rural area, but I go to college in the Twin Cities area. I'm not as certain about housing costs, but I know that Woodbury may not be the cheapest place. Living pretty much anywhere in the Twin Cities area gives you access to a variety of activities. I'm not as sure on the schools because I didn't go to school in the Twin Cities area, but my friends that attended schools in that area seem like well-adjusted individuals.
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