Snob appeal / Stereotypes of different suburbs? (St. Paul, Plymouth: for sale, townhouse, neighborhood)

[taysantanamama]

Just don't call your friend an ABC. Or is is AABC now? wink wink

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by Andrew T.

Damn. I wanna live somewhere that people roll my eyes at me because i'm from there. I better move to Eden Prairie. Besides, it's more republican. I like that :]

Eden Prairie isn't nearly as conservative as it used to be. You are looking for Mound.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by Minnehahapolitan

Eden Prairie isn't nearly as conservative as it used to be. You are looking for Mound.

I think of EP as an upper end cookie cutter suburb. Some new money, but nothing special. About the same income level as Maple Grove.

Try Chanhassen

[Minnehahapolitan]

Eden Prairie is a cookie-cutter suburb, but Chanhassen really has something special? Please.

[ozzie679]

Originally Posted by Minnehahapolitan

Eden Prairie is a cookie-cutter suburb, but Chanhassen really has something special? Please.

Chanhassen is much wealthier than EP

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by ozzie679

Chanhassen is much wealthier than EP

According to City-Data, they really aren't that far apart:

Chanhassen:

• Population in July 2007: 23,720. Population change since 2000: +14.3%
• Estimated median household income in 2007: $101,478 (it was $84,215 in 2000)
• Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $360,913 (it was $208,300 in 2000)

Eden Prairie:

• Population in July 2007: 61,660. Population change since 2000: +11.7%
• Estimated median household income in 2007: $92,341 (it was $78,328 in
• 2000)
• Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $348,782 (it was $193,600 in 2000)

[uptown_urbanist]

I've also noticed that people in Minneapolis (the city itself) are often very strongly anti-suburb; I find this amusing at times, as many times the people most prone to bashing the suburbs are the ones who spend most of their time (shopping, eating, working - everything but sleeping) in said suburbs.

Other than, growing up I never paid much attention to any of the suburbs, other than to think of Edina as being the "snobby" elitist 'burb while Richfield and St. Louis Park were more like extensions of the city.

[Slig]

In alot of ways all of the first ring suburbs feel like extensions of the city. Richfield feels like south Minneapolis, Brooklyn Center and Robbinsdale like north Minneapolis, Columbia Heights and St. Anthony like northeast Minneapolis, etc. Even Edina feels a little like SW Minneapolis.

[Andrew T.]

Yeah, at this point in time it's kind of my goal to live in Edina at some point. My family and a lot of my friends live in the western suburbs of Chicago (Naperville, Hinsdale, Oak Brook), and I just like the feel and mentality of it better there. It just seems like people in those areas have strong ambitions and high standards of living, and I feel much the same. Eagan, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka... they're OKAY, but... lets just say I enjoy sipping lattes, cashmere sweaters, and european imports. Not to mention quality upper end shopping. Just seems like Edina would be the place for me!

[golfgal]

Originally Posted by Andrew T.

Yeah, at this point in time it's kind of my goal to live in Edina at some point. My family and a lot of my friends live in the western suburbs of Chicago (Naperville, Hinsdale, Oak Brook), and I just like the feel and mentality of it better there. It just seems like people in those areas have strong ambitions and high standards of living, and I feel much the same. Eagan, Bloomington, Eden Prairie, Minnetonka... they're OKAY, but... lets just say I enjoy sipping lattes, cashmere sweaters, and european imports. Not to mention quality upper end shopping. Just seems like Edina would be the place for me!

I would disagree-Edina is old money and flaunting money isn't something that it typically done with "old money". If you want to live where you can flaunt it Wayzata, on the lake, is a better option.