How walkable is Minneapolis, really?
Answered by Chris Deutsch, Founder & Editor
Licensed Minnesota Realtor #20382264 ·
The short answer
More walkable than its reputation, less walkable than New York or Chicago's core — and the honest answer is: it depends entirely on which square mile you pick.
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The longer answer
The Twin Cities has real walk-to-everything pockets — neighborhoods where the coffee shop, the hardware store, and the lake path are all on foot. It also has miles of lovely streets where you'll drive to all three and never mind, because the houses and yards are the point. Both exist within ten minutes of each other, which is exactly how relocating buyers get burned: they tour in a walkable pocket, buy two miles away, and wonder where the neighborhood went. Winter doesn't end walkability here, either — paths get plowed, and downtown's skyways exist precisely so it doesn't.
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