My realtor is showing me places to live in Anoka and I don't know much about it. Anyone living there have any thoughts? I'm a 41f looking to buy a single family home in or around the Minneapolis metro area. I have chickens and Anoka allows you to keep them with a permit. I don't need any nightlife or crazy entertainment, just access to a gym, feed store, maybe a pottery studio if I'm super lucky.
Don’t live there anymore but did when I was younger. It’s a little gem! Has some fun events, a cute downtown, some fun coffee shops and bars. Halloween capital so many fun things to do around then. I think the Rum River Arts center may have a pottery studio. Def has a feed store. Not sure on gyms, I know there is a yoga studio.
Now there are some downsides like it can get real boring and be annoying to get into the city sometimes and there are some biker bars so inevitably you’ll get biker gangs but I never had a problem with that and loved to bars. 10 years ago my experience was most are nice people just insular to hard to make friends.
This is great to know. I have a hard time making friends so I don't mind being among other insular folks lol. I just want a little house with a coop and a garden and a place to work out. I can't wait to check thinks out!
Sounds like it could be a good area for you! I hope you find the perfect place for you and your chickens!
In general I highly recommend rumriver arts center! If you are in the area a while you should check it out. If you only have some time you can check out the herban wolf deli and the rabbit hole tea cafe!
Thank you!
Rum River does have an open pottery studio but there are rules and costs.
https://rumriverart.com/open-studio/
I've taken a class there. Very friendly place.
Uhm… it’s alright, depending on which part of Anoka. I used to live there for a few years in an apartment. There’s a good amount of sketchy folks, but it’s close to shopping and food n such. Not sure about pottery! Also, there’s definitely nightlife since it’s the first place in MN to have an area downtown where you can legally drink on the street.
Thank you for the info! I don't mind a little sketch and I've heard halloween is a big event there, which sounds pretty fun. Will be checking it out later this month.
I have no idea how, but apparently it’s the Halloween capital of the world… lol
I really like webber-camden neighborhood. Victory also and Lind- Bohanon in North Mpls. Robbinsdale is nice. Columbia Heights still in your price range, and maybe Northeast MPLS.
I lived in Anoka for 2 years… and honestly if you need to commute into the city or cross the Anoka-Champlin bridge during rush hours it’s a frustrating experience… it backs up BADLY and adds significant time to your commute. Also the stop lights along 169 in Champlin leading into Anoka suck as well.
Also this is probably a me problem… but Anoka felt eerie to me, I really didn’t enjoy my time there.
I’m now in Hopkins and LOVE it.
Nice downtown area. On 2 rivers. Good parks. Complete 180 politically from mpls
Huh. That's a bummer. I'll still check it out, but it's moved down on my list. I currently live in a little blue spot of a very red state and enjoy it, but I cant afford to stay here and it's lacking in jobs.
Sorry to be the bearer of the bad news, but also didnt want you to not know.
Plenty of good people out there though also
Thank you for letting me know, though. I've lived in a lot of different types of areas, and noticed I just fit in better in liberal leaning places. I don't look "alt" or anything, don't even have tattoos, I just seem to stick out more in conservative neighborhoods and it's noticeable. I dont want to fit in, I just want to be generally accepted.
If you want to be around like-minded people, cross Anoka off your list.
You've just recently trolled me about being a liberal moving to the state, yet you're choosing Anoka. The jokes write themselves!!!!