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Old 02-14-2018, 09:16 PM
 
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After months of looking, we are looking at putting in an offer in saint Michael. The schools is one of the deciding factor for our young family. Can people tell me what kind of commute I’ll be looking at 4:30 out of arden Hills? Or going to arden Hills by 7? What about the city itself? Thanks!
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Old 02-15-2018, 06:14 AM
 
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My former boss lived in St. Michael (commuted to downtown), and he would always complain of the commute. It got to the point that he started taking the bus because he couldn't take it any more. He would drive to Maple Grove to pick up the bus.

Here's your problem: the summer. I94 is used by summertime cabin goers, so thursday and friday afternoons are going to be a slog. I'm guessing on an average day you're looking at 40 mins in the morning, and 45 - 60 mins in the evening? Just a guess.

As for the town itself, it's quite a bit removed from the metro, which may be fine if you're looking for that. Most people know it as the town next to the town with the outlet mall, lol. Once again, just my opinion but the NW metro beyond Maple Grove always had more of a townie feel to me?
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Old 02-15-2018, 06:50 AM
 
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The commute time to Arden Hills is 45 minutes right now at 7:45 am according to Apple Maps. Both 94 and 694 are fairly congested sections of highway that are often under construction because they are so heavily traveled. I would suspect that the evening commute time is similar.
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Old 02-15-2018, 02:15 PM
 
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I can attest to summer traffic going west on 94. When I have left around 3:30 to go up north it has occasionally(typically on holiday weekends) taken a hour to get from Brooklyn Park to St. Micheal on Thursdays and Fridays. There are no back road secret routes to make your commute less. If you commute outside of typical rush hour(s) it won't be as bad. But plan ahead with travel time during the summer. I've heard good things about St Michael schools so I understand the choice to live there. FYI, living on the north east side going north on 35Eor 35W the traffic is really bad all year so if you are going to live outside of metro, like a lot of people, is ok, no different than a lot of other people.
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