Name: Audubon Park
Address: Minneapolis

About the neighborhood

Audubon Park features a calm and quiet atmosphere with minimal street noise and easy access to several green spaces like Deming Heights Park for outdoor relaxation. The neighborhood offers a well-developed cycling network along with convenient parking and short drives to nearby highways, making transport seamless. Local residents benefit from proximity to a range of amenities, including supermarkets, restaurants, and coffee shops, while educational institutions such as public and private elementary schools, as well as secondary schools, are conveniently close. Housing primarily consists of charming single detached homes and duplexes, mostly built before the 1960s, with a variety of two- and three-bedroom options available.

Characteristics

Transportation

Audubon Park will appeal to house buyers who want to live in a compact community as it is rather geared to pedestrians; many day-to-day needs can be met without a vehicle, and various businesses are fairly close at hand. This area is also a fairly convenient part of Minneapolis for cyclists. In particular, there are a fair number of bike lanes. The public transit in Audubon Park is sometimes poor. Nonetheless, there are a few bus lines, and the nearest bus stop is usually around the corner. However, this part of the city is moderately car friendly. The majority of houses for sale are a rather short car ride from the nearest highway, and parking is generally easy.

Services

In Audubon Park, residents will usually be able to get to primary as well as high schools without a car. Apart from public schools, there are private elementary and secondary schools. With respect to food, property owners in Audubon Park will be pleased to learn that a grocery store is always only a rather short trip away. Moreover, this area is a fairly good place in which to go out to eat or go to a cafe.

Character

Audubon Park has a character that caters to a fairly diverse group of people. Audubon Park is very quiet, as there are low levels of noise from traffic. On the other hand, parks, including St. Anthony Parkway and Great Northern Greenway, are especially well-distributed and there are approximately 10 of them close by for residents to explore, which makes them easy to reach. Finally, even though the ambience is not the most lively in this area with the nightlife venues in nearby neighborhoods, it is easy to find a place to grab a drink because they are generally located a short distance away.

Car friendly7.4

Good access to freeways and/or major arteries, with a low chance of parking problems

Cycling friendly6.8

Suitable for bicycle commuting and/or recreational cycling

Pedestrian friendly5.6

Some day-to-day needs are within walking distance

Transit friendly4.8

Transit is available for most trips

Restaurants7.0

Wide variety of restaurants within a short drive, including some within walking distance

Groceries7.4

Wide variety of groceries within a short drive, including some within walking distance