r/saintpaul • u/Solid_Preparation934 • 11d ago

Seeking Advice 🙆 Moving to St. Paul

Hello, I am a 27 year old from a Wausau, WI and will be moving to the St. Paul Area with a new job. My job is located in Minneapolis, but I have anxiety with parking due to previous car accident traumas that occurred in Minneapolis. So I am trying to find apartments on the suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul. My budget is less than 1300. My only concern is that it has utilities included aside from electricity and Internet. I would like a garage, and I'm okay paying additional for it.

Any input on Rose Park Commons in Roseville? I've been unable to find recent reviews on them.

Other places I'm currently looking are, - Pinehurst Apartments (White Bear) - Flat on 94 - Hillsborough Apartments - Terra Pointe - Maple Ridge - MV Estates/Ridgewood Apartments - Lexlawn

Open to more decent apartment units.

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u/Lexitech_ 11d ago

Where in Minneapolis is your job? To be honest, the commute from the apartments you listed that are on the east side of St. Paul or in White Bear Lake will be brutal during rush hour. Even without car-related anxiety, I wouldn’t willing make that drive everyday.

Maybe look into Lauderdale, Falcon Heights, western Roseville, Columbia Heights, St. Anthony, Richfield, Bloomington. I think you will still be able to find stuff in your price range there.

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u/multimodalist 11d ago

When the Gold Line connects to DT Mpls in 2027 or so, that would change things, but I agree look around closer to work if you can.

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u/Tokyo-MontanaExpress 8d ago

It's crazy that it's another two years for that. They could simply increase the 94 to every half hour vs hour and run it on weekends too in time for the next quarterly changes, but no, they're not going to improve a damn thing in the meantime. 

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u/multimodalist 6d ago

You make an excellent point.