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Chanhassen

In 2009, Chanhassen was ranked as the second best place to live in the entire United States (http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2009/snapshots/PL2710918.html) and the best place to live in Minnesota. In 2007, Family Circle Magazine named Chanhassen as a top ten city to raise a family.

Why is Chanhassen recognized nationally as such a spectacular place to buy a home and raise a family? In addition to its beautiful lakefront real estate and lakeside property, its small-town atmosphere, and its thriving businesses, Chanhassen is home to 34 parks and 12 lakes: Christmas Lake, Harrison Lake, Lake Ann, Lake Lucy, Lotus Lake, Rice Lake, Rice Marsh Lake, Silver Lake, Lake Minnewashta, Lake Riley, Lake St. Joe, and Lake Susan. Whether you’re a first time buyer, looking for a townhome, and still asking how to buy a home for the first time, or you’re looking for a lakeside manor, Buy Sell Lease Real Estate is here to help you find the ideal home by the spectacular parks and lakes of the community of Chanhassen.

Chanhassen’s 34 parks make up over 800 acres in the community, including four beachside parks, six public beaches, a skate park, and a recreation center. Year round, the city maintains 80 miles of trails, ranging from pleasant afternoon strolls through the woods to thrilling hikes and challenging bike rides. Chanhassen’s keynote park is located right on Lake Anne, featuring non-motorized lakeshore, undeveloped lakeside property, and clean water. And with Chanhassen’s other five local public beaches, even in the summertime it is a serene place to relax.

In the winter, those eleven lakes become home to the community’s winter activities, including the February festival, ice-fishing contests, ice-skating, and other exciting community activities.

In addition to its beautiful lakes, trails, parks, and real estate, Chanhassen offers a number of entertainment venues for all interests. The renowned Chanhassen Dinner Theater offers delicious food and first-rate theater and musicals as the nation’s largest dinner theater and Minnesota’s largest privately owned restaurant. And in addition to the Chanhassen Dinner Theater, Chanhassen offers a variety of restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues even in the local area.

The city itself has an estimated 24,481 residents and 6,914 households, with 7,013 homes, houses, and housing units, and is home to a number of businesses, including AmericInn, Life Time Fitness, and Snap Fitness. Downtown Chanhassen offers great eating, great shopping, and great entertainment. With all its businesses, the city is thriving, with only a 6% unemployment rate during the 2009 recession, making it not only an ideal location to buy a home buy also an ideal location to find a job or make a corporate relocation.

But don’t let its thriving economy fool you: Chanhassen, while rapidly growing and expanding due to the increasing number of first time homebuyers and homeowners, maintains its small-town feel and community. Although it was settled as early as the 1850’s, when it was given its name from the Dakota (Sioux) word meaning “sugar maple tree,” up until the 1960’s it remained a quiet, serene farming community. In the 1960’s it added its downtown shopping strip and quickly developed its parks and lakes and recreation.

The community continues to develop today, while maintaining its small-town charm. Whether you’re a first-time homebuyer looking to buy a townhome and townhouse or an experienced homeowner looking for property management, Buy Sell Lease will help you learn why Chanhassen was rated the second best place to live in the entire US.

If you are ready to work with an experienced Realtor in the Chanhassen area, list your home for sale, schedule a showing for Chanhassen real estate, or have questions we are ready to help. Simply call or text Travis Senenfelder at 651-216-9466 or send us a message online here.

Chanhassen Schools

One of the many reasons Chanhassen was rated as the second best place to live in the entire US by Money magazine was its top-quality educational facilities. In addition to being home to a number of top-quality universities and local libraries, Chaska is home to a number of public and private educational institutions.

Public schools within the local school district, district 112, include the following:

Chanhassen High School, at http://cns.district112.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school441, which serves 9^th-12^th grade in a new institution just opened to reduce public school class sizes
Chanhassen Elementary, at http://chn.district112.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school374, which serves approximately 650 students in Kindergarten through 5^th grade, and which was named a 2000 School of Excellence by Minnesota Elementary Principals Assocation
Bluff Creek Elementary, at http://bce.district112.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school379, which serves appromately 575 students in Kindergarten through 5^th grade,
Chaska Middle School East, at http://cme.district112.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school437
Chaska Middle School West, at http://cmw.district112.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school442

Private schools include the following:

Chapel Hill Academy, at http://www.chapel-hill.org/, a private, Christian institution which serves approximately 350 students in Kindergarten through 8^th grade
St. Hubert school, at http://www.sthubert.org/, which is a local, Catholic parochial school serving Kindergarten through 8^th grade with approximately 650 students
Holy Family Catholic High School, at http://www.hfchs.org/, which serves approximately 600 students in 9^th through 12^th grade
The Goddard School, at http://www.goddardschool.com/Schools/Chanhassen-MN/schools.gspx, which serves preschool and childcare
City Montessori, at http://www.citymontessori.com/, which serves preschool and childcare
La Petite Academy, at http://dma.lapetite.com/dma-landing/minneapolis-st.-paul-bloomington/, which serves preschool and childcare

Prestigious private schools in the metro area include the following:

Breck School, at http://www.breckschool.org/, a private, Episcopal school serving approximately 1,200 students in grades PreKindergarten through 12 in Golden Valley Minnesota
The Blake School, at http://www.blakeschool.org/, serving approximately 1,350 students in grades PreKindergarten through 12, with a lower school in Wayzata, a middle school in Hopkins and a high school in downtown Minneapolis
Providence Academy, at http://www.providenceacademy.org/, serving approximately 900 students in grades PreKindergarten through 12 in Plymouth.

Chanhassen Hotspots and Restaurants

Restaurants

Chanhassen Dinner Theater: The Chanhassen Dinner Theater is famous throughout the Twin Cities Minneapolis-St. Paul area as not only a great venue for theater and music, but a great venue for fantastic meals. Enjoy dinner and a show in America’s largest dinner theater!
Axel’s Steakhouse: Axel’s is an elegant place to eat for lunch or dinner, serving great steaks and meats with quality service in a pleasing atmosphere.
Tian Jin: Tian Jin is Chanhassen’s local favorite for Asian Cuisine, featuring delicious and authentic Chinese food for a very cheap price.
Rey Azteca Mexican Restaurant: Rey Azteca offers Mexican as well as Tex-Mex dishes that are as delicious as they are authentic. With low prices, great food, and quick service, Rey Azteca is a great place for lunch or dinner.
Houlihan’s: Houlihan’s offers a variety of entrées and meals for lunch and dinner, as well as a stocked bar for weekends. Try their fajitas or pot roast for a larger meal, and be sure to stop by on the weekends for some quality nightlife!

Entertainment

Chanhassen Dinner Theater: In addition to its delicious meals, the Chanhassen Dinner Theater provides quality theatrical and musical entertainment that is appreciated and renowned throughout the Twin Cities Minneapolis-St. Paul area. Visit http://www.chanhassentheatres.com/ to learn more or to hear more about upcoming shows.
Homeward Bound Theater: Homeward bound offers not only full-length productions but also classes and workshops for youth and adults.
Dance for Fun: Dance for Fun offers dance classes for anyone aged 3-adult, featuring ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, and a number of other styles. Dance for Fun is a great venue for exercise and entertainment, for you and your family.
Old Log Theater: Located on ten acres of historic Lake Minnetonka lakefront property, Old Log Theater offers plays and comedies in a local, historic setting.
Valleyfair Amusement Park: Valleyfair is located just ten miles from any Chanhassen house or home and provides a day’s worth of unforgettable entertainment for a whole family, featuring exciting roller-coasters and rides, fair activities, and food.

Leisure

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Open every day of the year (except Thanksgiving and Christmas), Minnesota Landscape Arboretum offers a variety of gardens and collections in a variety of settings, from woodlands to prairies to marshes. It’s beautiful and extensive property features 80 miles of trails for leisurely strolls, power hikes, or deep woods biking.
Bearpath Golf and Country Club: Located right on Lake Riley and featuring beautifully maintained lakes and amber hardwoods, Bearpath Golf offers a serene relaxation and wildlife. In addition to golf and the country club, Bearpath offers luxury real estate, featuring beautiful single family homes and houses in an ideal location.
Hazeltine National Golf Club: Featuring long, narrow fairways alongside Hazeltine lake, Hazeltine National ranks as a top 100 course nationally. Beautiful greens make for a wonderful afternoon just minutes from Chanhassen Real Estate.
Chaska Town Course: Chaska Town Course features local greens and hills, and is a challenging course with a scenic country setting. For its quality maintenance, beautiful setting and challenge Chaska Town Course is a great value, in addition to being just a short walk from Chanhassen real estate.
Lake Ann Park: Lake Ann Park features beach and shoreline right alongside the scenic and clean Lake Ann. During the summer, the park has lifeguards on duty for swimmers and safety. Year round, the park features six ball fields (three lighted), a soccer field, volleyball courts, a fishing pier, canoe rental, tennis courts, and a picnic and recreation shelter.

Churches

Family of Christ Lutheran Church: http://www.familyofchristonline.com/
St. Hubert’s Catholic Church: http://www.sthubert.org/
Discovery United Methodist Church: http://www.discoveryumc.net/Discovery_Methodist/Home.html

Chanhassen Community Events

One of the many reasons Chanhassen is consistently rated of the best places to live is its welcoming and exciting community. Chanhassen is home to a number of events and festivals throughout the entire year—here are a few highlights:

On the first Saturday of February, Chanhassen holds the February festival on Lake Ann. Almost 1,000 fishing holes are drilled for community ice fishing and for the ice fishing contest, and residents and families can enjoy ice skating, a s’mores cookout, a bonfire, a raffle, food, and even a horse-drawn hayride!
For over 25 years, Chanhassen has celebrated the arrival of springtime and Easter with the Easter Egg Candy Hunt. Each year, almost 1,000 children gather in the search for candy, and the event includes live entertainment, a coloring contest, and perhaps even a visit from the Easter Bunny himself!
Chanhassen’s premier community event is its Fourth of July celebration, with 10,000 participants on the third and fourth of July. The celebration includes a community parade, carnival rides, food, a beer garden, carnival games, a street dance, tons of live music, fishing contests, and, of course, a spectacular fireworks display at Lake Ann Park and City Center Park!
Towards the end of October, Chanhassen hosts the Halloween party, providing children with spooky fun, trick-or-treating, live entertainment, haunted rooms, refreshments, and a horse-drawn hayride!

And these are only a few highlights of the events Chanhassen hosts throughout the year! For more information on these and other Chanhassen community events, visit http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/event.html/.

One of the many reasons Chanhassen is consistently ranked such a great place to live is its beautiful, scenic location, with an abundance of parks and lakes. With 34 total parks within the city borders, Chanhassen is overflowing with recreational space for its residents. Some of the more popular parks in the area include the following:

Lake Ann Park features beach and shoreline right alongside the scenic and clean Lake Ann. During the summer, the park has lifeguards on duty for swimmers and safety. Year round, the park features six ball fields (three lighted), a soccer field, volleyball courts, a fishing pier, canoe rental, tennis courts, and a picnic and recreation shelter.
Lake Susan Park is a 33-acre park with volleyball courts, tennis courts, a baseball field, an archery range, a playground, a swimming beach, a fishing pier, boat access, canoe rental, and more!
Power Hill Park
Prairie Knoll Park
Bandimere Park
Kerber Pond Park
Sunset Ridge Park

For more information on these and Chanhassen’s 30 other parks, visit http://www.ci.chanhassen.mn.us/parks/.

Chanhassen is also home to a number of large lakes, freeing up lakeshore and lakeside real estate for interested buyers and beautifying the area for all residents. Chanhassen is home to twelve total lakes:

Lake Ann
Christmas Lake
Harrison Lake
Silver Lake
Lake Lucy
Lotus Lake
Rice Lake
Rice Marsh Lake
Lake Minnewashta
Lake Riley
Lake St. Joe
Lake Susan

In addition to these twelve lakes, Chanhassen is home to a number of smaller lakes and ponds.

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