Resources - Minneapolis Real Estate

City Statistics Comparison Table

I've put together a table of statistics for various cities and neighborhoods. You can compare and sort various columns of data, like which city has the lowest median sale price, or which city has the lowest $/sqft prcie.
City Comparison Table

Certificate of Real Estate Value

CREV stands for Certificate of Real Estate Value. This website will allow you to look up the past sale information on properties based on the CREV number, or by parcel number. You can look up parcel numbers at the county websites listed below, and then use the parcel number (PID) on this website.
https://www.mndor.state.mn.us/ecrv_search/

Crime / Safety

Many of the cities around the Twin Cities metro area have their crime data published on the Community Crime Map. This is a great resource for looking at what is going on in various cities. Another great resource is to check with the city's local police department. The have a lot of data available for public use. Community Crime Map
Minneapolis publishes to the Community Crime Map, but also has a couple specific resources that are not on there:
Check out the Minneapolis Police Department website: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/resident-services/public-safety/police-public-safety/crime-maps-dashboards/
The Shots Fired Map is unique to Minneapolis. They installed a system of microphones that can detect locations of shots fired based on triangulation of the sounds from the microphones.
Edina does not publish to the Community Crime Map (as of 2019) so here is a link to their site: https://www.edinamn.gov/326/Crime-Data-Map

Property Tax Calculator

The League of Minnesota Cities has a lot of information on various aspects of cities, promoting excellence in government. One tool they have on their website is a property tax calculator.
https://www.lmc.org/page/1/property-tax-calculator.jsp

Education

One resource to use in evaluating schools is the GreatSchools Website. This website ranks schools on their own scale called the Greatschools Rank.

http://www.greatschools.org/

Radon

The Minnesota Department of Health has a map of radon around the state and you can find that here:
https://data.web.health.state.mn.us/radon

Utilities

Centerpoint Energy (gas) 612-372-4727

XCel Energy (electricity / gas) 800-895-4999

Dakota Electric (electricity) 651-463-6212

Comcast (cable / internet) 651-222-3333

Town Square Television (cable / internet dakota county) 651-451-7834

Century Link

USI Fiber (Minneapolis Fiber) 952-253-3262

Twin Cities Metro County Websites

Hennepin County Property Info - One of the best features of this site is that you can view a map of the property with the approximate lot lines drawn on it. Also, on the maps page, you can click on any of the surrounding properties to get information relating to those other properties. Access the map page by typing in an address above, and clicking on "View Map of Property" or use this link below.
Hennepin County GIS

Ramsey County Property Info
Ramsey County GIS

Dakota County Property Info (GIS)

Anoka County Property Info
Anoka County GIS

Washington County Property Info
Washington County GIS

Carver County Property Info
Carver County GIS

Scott County Property Info
Scott County GIS

City Websites

Minneapolis Property Info - you can find Truth in housing reports, as well as housing permits pulled, and assessor records

Minneapolis Original Permit Cards - now searchable online as of 12/2016

Minneapolis Police Department new website

St. Paul Permit Info - St. Paul Truth in Sale of Housing reports

St Paul Property Info - Information on the Ramsey County webpage - does not work currently 2/1/2022

Apple Valley Permit Info
Blaine Permit Info
Bloomington Permit Info
Burnsville Permit Info
Brooklyn Center Permit Info
Coon Rapids Permit Info
Crystal Permit Info
Eagan Permit Info
Eden Prairie Permit Info
Edina Permit Info
Farmington Permit Info
Fridley Property Records
Forest Lake Permit Info
Golden Valley Permit Info
Lakeville Permit Info
Maple Grove Permit Info
Minnetonka Permit Info
New Hope Permit Info
New Brighton Permit Info
Plymouth Permit Info
Ramsey Permit Info
Richfield Permit Info
Robbinsdale Permit Info
Savage Permit Info
Shakopee Permit Info
ShoreviewPermit Info
South St. Paul Permit Info
St. Louis Park Permit Info
White Bear Lake Permit Info

Flood Maps

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has the flood zone maps online. You can search for any address directly on this website:

https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search

Historical aerial photos

This site has aerial photos from as early as the 1920's. See if you can locate your home!
University Of Minnesota Library

Appliance Parts / Salvage Parts

Here is a website that one can order parts for many different appliances. If you are at all handy, just type in the model number and see what parts are available.
Appliance Parts Pros

City Salvage City Salvage specializes in old-world architectural parts.

Mortgage Calculator

I've found that Karl's Mortgage Calculator is the best mortgage calculator that I could find on the Android system. I use it all the time when showing homes. It's also available for iPhones. You can find a link to it here:

Karl's Mortgage Calculator

House Styles

I maintain another website devoted to the various older home styles in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Please take a look!

Restaurant Guide

View our list of restaurants

Business Directory

View our Business Directory

Regional Indicators Initiative

https://www.regionalindicatorsmn.com/
This is a good resource for comparing different types of energy between various cities in the Twin Cities Metro Area.

Youtube Renovation Channels:

Renovision - Jeff covers a lot of topics for DIY home improvement, especially remodeling older homes.

The Build Show - Matt has a ton of information regarding building science. He also talks a lot about net zero houses.