What is Lino Lakes like? (Plymouth, Blaine: neighborhoods, to buy, schools)

[nuccadc]

I was looking at moving to Plymouth to open up a NUCCA chiropractic clinic, but recently learned of an opportunity to buy a practice in Lino Lakes. I am looking for a community to both live and work in. Starting a practice like mine is something I only want to do once, so choosing the right city for me is key. I want great schools, neighborhoods, etc. since I will be raising a family there, but I also need easy highway access as people will typically travel to receive this type of care. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

[nuccadc]

The practice is actually located in the Rice Lake Professional Center on Lake Drive so I guess I wouldn't have to live in Lino Lakes. What would be the best suburb to live in that is within a short distance from this building?

[Norsky1]

Shoreview, Blaine, Little Canada, White Bear Lake, Maplewood, Forest Lake.

By the way, Trappers, the restaurant right next to it, has good Rueben's.

Good luck!

[MN-Born-n-Raised]

Originally Posted by nuccadc

The practice is actually located in the Rice Lake Professional Center on Lake Drive so I guess I wouldn't have to live in Lino Lakes. What would be the best suburb to live in that is within a short distance from this building?

Lino Lakes is a great area to raise a family. It's on the North side of town where a lot of blue collar workers are located (I'd guess a good 1/4 of the people living in the Northern burbs are people in the trades). I'd assume that there backs are not going out as much these days with the slow economy. But it definitely is a blend of professionals, business owners, and people in the trades.

You have good freeway access in that area. It is a growth area when this economy straightens out.

There are a few decent lakes in that area. I'd target living on a lake.

Scrub the numbers on this business. If they work now, plan on good business when the economy heals and the people in the Trades go back to work messing up their backs. As important, the area will grow because of the close proximity to hiway 35 and there is plenty of land available.

One thing I would consider is the patterns that we in the North always drive south. Hiway 35 could change this pattern. For my area, there could be a restaurant 1 mile to the south of me and I never patronize them. There could be the exact same restaurant like a Subway 3 miles to my south and I will drive 3 miles versus 1 mile. Since we are all spread out, we tend on combining trips and forget about businesses just North of us. It seems to be universal. So I'd get a break down of where their current clients are located and study the traffic flow paying attention to knowing that some people just won't go to you because they are out of their traditional pattern. This may sound silly but you cannot assume a person from White Bear will ever drive to Lino Lakes. I live right next to Oak Grove and since they are to the North of me (by only one town) I NEVER patronize those businesses unless I go to the cabin (which is "up North").

I can explain it more clearly if I confused you.

Best of luck.