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I live in Minneapolis, in one of the "less safe" neighborhoods. Compared to the house I lived in in Philadelphia, which had bars on the first-story windows, it'
by bovermyer 12y ago
I live in Minneapolis, in one of the "less safe" neighborhoods. Compared to the house I lived in in Philadelphia, which had bars on the first-story windows, it's perfectly fine from a crime proximity standpoint.
The house is 2500 sq.ft., with four bedrooms and three stories (not counting the basement), and we pay about $1200 a month for it. The neighbors are quiet and there aren't too many break-ins in the area.
Cost of living is wonderfully low here. Being smack in the middle of the country, and close to Canada, we have access to a ton of stuff that other areas just don't get. As a major transport hub, we also get extremely fresh seafood, which makes the local sushi scene vibrant.
Music, art, and entertainment are huge here. If it's a day ending in y, there's something going on somewhere in the metro.
There are a number of tech meetups in the area. I go to a few, like GoMN, AWS MN, and PHPMN. I'm thinking of swapping out GoMN for RubyMN - we'll see. There's a handful of tech conferences here, too.
The Twin Cities definitely feels like a Millennial city. Like there's a ton of potential, and it's not just on its way to greatness, it's starting to achieve it.
That is not to say it's flawless - like any place inhabited by humans, it has its problems. But the benefits vastly outweigh the drawbacks.
- javiramos 12y agoWow. I pay $1250 for my studio in Boston.
- simonebrunozzi 12y agoBut you get the snow! (I'm visiting Boston at the moment. Crazy).
- voodoomagicman 12y agowhat neighborhood is that?
- redidas 12y agoFrom their description I'm guessing Northeast Minneapolis. It is an old blue-collar area currently being revived, and has quite a few older 3-story houses. A lot of the old warehouse buildings have been gutted and renovated, turned into office spaces, breweries, lofts, restaurants, and coffee shops. Its also considered the arts district of Minneapolis. I think the crime used to be worse than it currently is, but I'm not certain of that. I started working in the area a few years ago, and I haven't witnessed anything unpleasant. It feels quite safe here. If you go across the river to North Minneapolis, you'll run into a rougher neighborhood with bars on windows and stuff like that. But even then I've heard things are improving over there too.
- ryanx435 12y agoit's probably not northeast. source: I'm currently looking to move there, and 1250/month only gets you a nice 2 bedroom duplex.
- bovermyer 12y agoThe Central neighborhood, just south of Lake St. It's not as ...hmm... exciting as North, granted, but I can still point out the leader of the local gang if I see him and his compatriots driving around.