I'm guessing that some city's ranking of great places to live need to be considered...

[Sancho]

https://www.curbed.com/2020/2/11/21126341/best-cities-to-live-united-states

Your preconceptions of Minneapolis might be shattered when you see its booming new downtown. The focus of a $2 billion Big Build initiative to invest in revitalization and redevelopment, the city center has seen a real estate rush fueled by population growth in the Twin Cities region. And the city is squarely confronting the challenges that come with growth in its Minneapolis 2040 plan, choosing to increase housing density via upzoning and focusing on equity, affordability, and sustainability.

But then again, Minneapolis has always floated under the radar. It really shouldn’t. The city boasts an award-winning park network, an envious bike trail system, and excellent recreational activities—despite the frigid winters. Combined with relatively affordable homes (bungalows and four-bedroom homes in the high $300,000s, according to Zillow) and a local economy that supports big firms like Target and 3M, Minneapolis hits the mid-size metro sweet spot: more accessible than larger cities, at a fraction of the cost.

[rurallib]

1. My daughter and SIL lived in the suburbs

They just loved the environment up there. So many trees and lakes. So much recreation.

[lapfog_1]

2. uhhh...

There is a reason the entire downtown is covered with these skyways...

it's called "winter".



And in the summer... you get the "state bird".

[Sancho]

4. they just showed a large protest at that exact location on MSNBC..

[frazzled]

5. You know what they call those

Or at least what they were called when I lived there for 14 1/2 years: honky tubes. Just saying.

[Renew Deal]

3. I can live without instantly freezing boiling water.