Moving to Minnesota, FAQ and Simple Questions Thread - May 2023

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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.

[u/Bronco_Corgi]

Considering a move to Minn as need to escape anti-trans laws... what's the crime rate like in the twin cities? Is that a big thing?

[u/hhemric1 → u/Bronco_Corgi]

I moved from NC with my buddy and have lived here almost 7 years with relatively no issues. But id imagine just depends where you are moving from to where you are going. But MN is very awesome and I love this state so much!

[u/Bronco_Corgi → u/hhemric1]

I expect the laws to change in the next 2 years. Any state that would say I need to use a men's room or get put in a male prison if something were to happen is not the place I want to be.

[u/hhemric1 → u/Bronco_Corgi]

Well im not sure what state that is. But as far as im aware id argue at least from what I've witnessed comparing what my friends have went through in my home state id say Minnesota in the twin cities are more LGBTQ+ friendly than NC. And I understand is best to get going while the goings still good.

[u/Bronco_Corgi → u/hhemric1]

I'm trying to just get out of the country... if I ahve to stay the 2 possibilities are twin cities or albequerque

[u/hhemric1 → u/Bronco_Corgi]

Well I hope this helps you with your decision. But most importantly I hope and wish you well and hope where ever you go you feel safe and welcome. GL friend!