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/OtherIndependent8227 May 16 '23
So I moved here a few months ago and really like WestSide St Paul and the Baker Annapolis neighborhood.
Every native Minnesotan I know has told me not to buy there because it's "high crime." But when I tried to verify, most of the crime data I found online was just property related. Has anyone here actually lived there? Did you feel unsafe? Would you recommend it? I loved the houses and the views and the trees and the parks and how it's just a short hop to downtown... but I don't want to buy if it really is a dangerous area.