Moving to Lakeville, MN... (Apple Valley, Rosemount: apartment complexes, rentals, townhomes)

[allieb5]

We're relocating to Lakeville, MN sometime in late June. I'm trying to find out as much as I can about the area. What areas are best to live in? We're looking to rent an apt or townhome (3 bedrooms)...if anyone has any information about neighborhoods or suitable places..Please respond!

Thanks,
-AB

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by allieb5

We're relocating to Lakeville, MN sometime in late June. I'm trying to find out as much as I can about the area. What areas are best to live in? We're looking to rent an apt or townhome (3 bedrooms)...if anyone has any information about neighborhoods or suitable places..Please respond!

Thanks,
-AB

There are no bad areas in Lakeville. Any place you can find to rent will be fine. I know that the Southfork rental townhomes are very convenient and are nice enough. Finding a 3 bedroom rental is somewhat difficult though. Why Lakeville ?

[allieb5]

My husband's job transferring him there in Lakeville . Right now we're in Central Texas. We both are trying to use the internet to research places..I did see the Southfork, and plan to call them to inquire about avail..Thanks..AB

[golfgal]

Lakeville doesn't have a lot of apartment complexes/rentals. Farmington is right next door and has more rentals available--unless you have kids then the Lakeville schools are better then Farmington.

Apple Valley and Rosemount are also easy drives to Lakeville and will have some rentals available--excellent schools if that is a concern.

[gatorinmn]

If you've got school-aged kids, see if you can find a rental in the northern part of Lakeville, in the ISD 196 school district -- those are the best schools around. Lakeville has very good schools, too, but not quite as good as 196.

As golfgal mentioned, Farmington is right next door and has more rentals, but the town is not as nice and Lakeville schools are better. And Apple Valley and Rosemount are two other towns to consider, as well, both of which are very safe, very nice, and are in 196.

Good luck!

[What!]

But the question is this: do you want to live in tedious, quiet, yet safe suburb in Dakota County? If so, Lakeville or Farmington are for you.

[mAxInMn]

Lakeville is the best suburb to move too. it was ranked #3 best place to live in the country and has nice rental places, actually quite a few. lakeville is growing fast and has plenty of stores/shops to fill your needs. it's the nicest out of the few mentioned. trust me, theres the people that live in lakeville and then theres the ones who wished they did. move to lakeville you won't regret it

[allieb5]

Thanks everyone! We've found a great rental in Lakeville. Then the Chamber of Commerce sent me TONS of information and we're so excited to be moving there!

[roweena]

I currently live in Apple valley, and LOVE it here. However, I did live in Lakeville for a few years and liked it there as well. You can't go wrong living in Lakeville, or AV for that matter.
Lakeville is a bit more spread out though, but again, everything would be within a 5-10 minute drive. AV has sort of a "main hub" where you can find almost everything, although they have been expanding out recently with new developments and shopping etc. So I personally prefer AV as far as the city layout and convenience of how close all of the shops are, but I'm biased as I grew up here as well.