Linden Hills or Fulton — how do we choose?
Answered by Chris Deutsch, Founder & Editor
Licensed Minnesota Realtor #20382264 ·
The short answer
You're choosing between two flavors of the same Southwest life — it's a tiebreaker, not a dilemma. Linden Hills brings the village: its own commercial node, the bookstore-and-bakery blocks, Lake Harriet minutes away, and the price premium that village energy earns. Fulton sits one notch quieter, and often a notch easier on price. You get the same era of well-kept 1920s housing stock, leafy blocks, and 50th & France close enough to borrow without paying Edina prices.
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The longer answer
The practical differences: Linden Hills sees more foot traffic and busier weekends near the lake — energy or annoyance, your call. Parts of Southwest sit under an airport arrival path. Run the porch test: stand outside a house you like at a few different hours, and listen for yourself.
On resale, both hold demand as steadily as anywhere in the city. Buy the block, not the boundary — a great street in either beats an average street in the "better" one. Walk both on a Saturday morning. You'll know.
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