Top 7 Luxury Suburbs in the Twin Cities, Minnesota
About this video
Discover the top 7 luxury suburbs in the Twin Cities, Minnesota, known for stunning homes, top schools, and exclusive communities. Explore where high end living, lifestyle amenities, and the best real estate in the Minneapolis St. Paul metro come together.
Key takeaways
- Today's luxury buyers spending about $800,000 to $2 million are choosing space, privacy and lifestyle over historic addresses, according to Jason. Seven communities, with prices as stated in the video:
- Wayzata (median around $1.3 million): a walkable village on Lake Minnetonka with public docks, marinas and lakeside dining. Social and visible rather than private.
- Chanhassen (median around $600,000, new construction into the low $800,000s): newer homes, cul-de-sacs, trails and parks like Lake Ann and Lake Susan.
- Credit River (median in the low $900,000s): became a city in 2021 to stay rural, with wooded acreage, room for outbuildings and horses, and shopping in Prior Lake, Savage and Lakeville.
- Summit Avenue in Saint Paul (upper $700,000s to over $1.5 million): historic homes, mature trees and the Mississippi River Boulevard trails near downtown.
- Prior Lake (everyday homes in the low $400,000s to high $500,000s, lakefront and custom $1 million and up): public beaches, fishing piers and Lakefront Park.
- Maple Grove (typical home in the high $400,000s, higher-end from the high $500,000s to low $700,000s): Arbor Lakes, a growing community center and everything within about 10 minutes. Excelsior (around the mid-$800,000s): a one-square-mile walkable village on Lake Minnetonka with The Commons park and lake cruises.
Questions this video answers
What are the best luxury suburbs in the Twin Cities?
Jason highlights Wayzata, Chanhassen, Credit River, Summit Avenue in Saint Paul, Prior Lake, Maple Grove and Excelsior, each offering a different trade-off between lake access, privacy, space and convenience.
Where can I buy acreage near the Twin Cities?
Credit River in Scott County is one option: a rural city with wooded acreage lots and custom homes, with a median in the low $900,000s at the time of the video, close to Prior Lake, Savage and Lakeville.
Read more: Excelsior vs. Wayzata · Credit River vs. Prior Lake · Lower Prior Lake homes · Highest-priced markets
Notes written by Huerkamp Home Group from this video. Figures are as stated in the video on March 15, 2026; check the current numbers in our market reports.
