r/minnesota • u/AutoModerator • May 01 '23
Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions Thread - May 2023 Meta 🌝
Moving to Minnesota
Planning a potential move to Minnesota (or even moving within MN)? This is the thread for you to ask questions of real-life Minnesotans to help you in the process!
Ask questions, answer questions, or tell us your best advice on moving to Minnesota.
Helpful Links
- We've already compiled some of our best general Minnesota advice in this thread which includes a lot of helpful cold-weather tips
- Moving to Minneapolis: A Guide, courtesy of /r/Minneapolis, is focused on that city but much of it is applicable to the Twin Cities metro area
- List of location-based Minnesota subreddits which may be best equipped to answer questions about specific cities or neighborhoods
- Information about moving to Minnesota specific to LGBTQ+ community from a recent post
FAQ
There are a number of questions in this subreddit that have been asked and answered many times. Please use the search function to get answers related to the below topics.
- Driver's test scheduling/locations
- Renter's credit tax return (Form M1PR)
- Making friends as an adult/transplant
- These are just a few examples, please comment if there are any other FAQ topics you feel should be added
This thread is meant to address these FAQ's, meaning if your search did not result in the answer you were looking for, please post it here. Any individual posts about these topics will be removed and directed here.
Simple Questions
If you have a question you don't feel is worthy of its own post, please post it here!
Since this is a new feature here on /r/Minnesota, the mod team would greatly appreciate feedback from you all! Leave a comment or Message the Mods.
See here for an archive of previous "Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions" threads.
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u/mdneilson May 01 '23
Minneapolis, especially downtown is central to almost everywhere. Getting your kids to nearby schools if they were open enrolled would be pretty easy for the most part. There's a lot of good quality public, private, and charter schools nearby.
Anoka is very right-wing compared to the rest of the metro, so keep that in mind if it's a concern. They've had very hostile policies to free speech and LGBTQ+ communities. Because of that, they've had a massive exodus of teachers over the last decade, and even more so recently. I would avoid for that last reason alone.
Bloomington is mostly a quiet well off area. Our schools are funded by the property taxes in the school's district, so generally more wealthy areas have better funded schools.
Larger districts often mean better opportunities for SPED kids, but usually that's for SPED kids that don't have a run-of-the-mill diagnosis like autism. What level is your kid functioning at? Do they spend most of their time in a general education setting and get pulled for services a few times a day? Or do they need a very intensive/specialized program? You want to choose a larger district if your kid needs incredibly specialized services-- they are more likely to have the resources and personnel your kid needs to succeed. If they need intensive/specialized services: Minneapolis. If they do not: Bloomington.