Crystal Homes for Sale

Crystal

The hometown motto of Crystal is “Where family and community are number one!” It’s certainly an appropriate motto in this small community: Nationally recognized schools and abundant parkland make Crystal a great place to buy a house and raise a family. And the city’s small size – not even six square miles – enables its strong sense of community and small town charm. On top of that, Crystal’s proximity to the city and all the entertainment venues in Crystal itself make Crystal a great spot for fun. Buying a home in Crystal means great parks, great schools, and lots to do, but most of all, it means a wonderful community.

That wonderful community hosts a ton of fun events throughout the year. As a result, Crystal can truly brand itself as a small town with charm and a pervasive sense of community. Crystal, with its small size, can and does promote its sense of community and friendliness through hosting fun events throughout the year for all its residents of all ages. From fireworks to farmers markets, from music in the park to water park events, Crystal hosts events all the time to make those who just recently bought a house in Crystal feel at home. At the end of July, Crystal Frolics features a gigantic fireworks show, a parade, a classic car show, live music, a Crystal Ball, a carnival with rides and games, and much, much more! Throughout the summer, Becker Park hosts live music in the park and family-friendly movies in the park. In the winter, sledding events and visits with Santa bring residents and homeowners together. Whatever the time of year, Crystal always has something fun going on.

Of course, Crystal’s community events aren’t the only things going on. Those who purchase a home in Crystal will be happy to find out that even for such a small town, there’s a ton of things to do in the area. Hundreds of shops and restaurants in the area will satisfy diverse tastes. Dine-in movie theatres, bowling alleys, water parks, and live theatres all give residents a great way to spend an evening.

And if that’s not enough, the five-square-mile-city is home to a whopping total of 26 parks. In light of the city’s small size it’s a very large number of parks. In fact, it’s more parks per square mile than almost any other suburb of Minneaplis or St. Paul! So wherever you buy a home in Crystal, you’re likely to be just a couple blocks from the nearest park. Playgrounds, picnics, pick-up basketball games or tennis matches, and biking and running are all conveniently close to your home!

But those aren’t the only good reasons to buy a home in Crystal. Those who buy a house in Crystal are happy to know that Crystal is home to some of the best public schools in Minnesota. In fact, Robbinsdale Area Schools District, Crystal’s main public school district, had both its high schools – both Robbinsdale Cooper High School and Robbinsdale Armstrong High School – featured in Newsweek as two of America’s top public high schools. Crystal families have the option of sending their children to Spanish immersion schools or to send their children to private Catholic schools, in addition to being able to place their children in nationally ranked public schools. So one of the best reasons to buy a home in New Hope is the great schools.

In short, Crystal is a wonderful place to buy a home. Abundant, high-quality parks and outstanding schools as well as suburban safety makes buying a new home in Crystal a great decision for families. And with Crystal’s huge host of things to do and events to attend, as well as its short distance from downtown Minneapolis, makes it a great place for adults to have fun as well. Purchasing a house in Crystal is a great decision, whether you’re looking for a family-friendly environment, small-town charm, or tons to do.

If you are ready to work with an experienced Realtor in the Crystal area, list your home for sale, schedule a showing for Crystal 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.

Crystal Schools

If you’re thinking about buying a home to raise a family in Crystal, it’s great knowing that Crystal is home to some of the best public schools in Minnesota. In fact, Robbinsdale Area Schools District, Crystal’s primary school district, holds the prestige of having both its high schools featured in Newsweek as some of America’s top schools. Here are the public schools in the Robbinsdale District:

Forest Elementary School
Lakeview Elementary School
Meadow Lake Elementary School
Neill Elementary School
Noble Elementary School
Northport Elementary School
Spanish Immersion Elementary School
Sonnesyn Elementary School
Zachary Lane Elementary School
Plymouth Middle School
Robbinsdale Middle School
Robbinsdale Armstrong High School
Robbinsdale Cooper High School

For more information on the Robbinsdale Area Schools District and its schools, visit it online at http://rdale.org/.

Crystal is also home to a private, Catholic parochial school, St. Raphael’s.

Crystal Hotspots

Restaurants

Sweet Taste of Italy: Sweet Taste of Italy is a family-owned Italian restaurant with breads, sauces, and pastas made from scratch. It’s really some of the best Italian food in all of the Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs, not to mention in Crystal.
Sunshine Factory Restaurant and Bistro: Southern comfort food and Southern hospitality makes this place great. A large variety of foods, a full bar, and a fun atmosphere makes this a great spot for friends.
Italian Pie Shoppe: This old-fashioned Italian place with movie stills on the walls and classic pizza pies and sandwiches has a great ambiance and even better food.
Keng’s Chow Mein Chinese: Cheap, local Chinese food in huge portions would be great even if the food was mediocre. Luckily for Crystal homeowners and residents, it’s delicious.
Fat Nat’s Eggs: Fat Nat’s is a simple, no-frills diner, but experience and friendly wait staff and classic home-cooking make it a breakfast favorite.

Entertainment

New Hope Cinema Grill: This unique food-and-a-movie experience is a lot of fun. The food is good, but not great, but being able to drink a beer or a mixed drink during a movie with friends is a must.
Top Hat Theatre: This local Theatre is primarily for young actors and children, but also puts on professional performances, making it great for families.
Guthrie Theatre: The Guthrie is Minnesota’s most famous and most prestigious theatre, and has been argued to be the best American off-Broadway theatre. Show after show, the Guthrie wows its audience with the very best in live theatre.
Brunswick Zone XL: Brooklyn Park’s home for bowling is also home to pool, darts, video games, and even laser tag. Good beer on tap at the bar and good bar food make it a great place to hang out – there’s something for everyone.
Doyle’s Bowling and Longue: When you’re less inclined to make the drive out to the Brunswick Zone, Doyle’s offers cheap, friendly bowling and good food and drinks.

Leisure

Centerbrook Golf Course: Centerbrook is a great, challenging golf course with difficult water-challenges and beautiful fairways.
The Crystal Cove Aquatic Center: The local aquatic center has a variety of pools (including a zero-depth entry pool for small kids), water volleyball and water basketball, two large twisting water slides, and much more.
The Crystal Community Center: Crystal’s community center is home a gym, community gardens, a ton of special events, adult and youth sports and recreation programs, and much more.
The Hagemeister Pond Preserve: This pond preserve and nature center is a great spot for picnics. The park does not feature normal amenities like playgrounds and ballfields. Instead, it features a gazebo with a nature overlook, a serene boardwalk, and a truly beautiful nature area.
Basset Creek Park: Crystal’s largest park is a large 80-acre park complete sports courts, like a basketball court, four volleyball courts, three lighted tennis courts, a baseball field, a softball field, and winter time hockey rink; as well as two picnic shelters, a dog park, a playground, a nine-hole Frisbee golf course, a wintertime free skating rink, horseshoe courts, and more!

Churches

North United Methodist Church
Elim Lutheran Church
St. Bridget’s Catholic Church
St. Raphael Catholic Church
Cross of Glory Lutheran Church
Faith Evangelical Free Church
Faith Baptist Church

Crystal Community Events

While other Minneapolis-St. Paul suburbs can claim a small-town charm or a certain friendliness, most of those cities are far too large to claim such a sense of community. But Crystal, with its small size, actually can and does promote its sense of community and friendliness through hosting fun events throughout the year for all its residents of all ages. From parades to movies in the park, from fireworks to farmers markets, Crystal hosts events all the time to make those who just recently bought a house in Crystal feel at home and make friends and to give longtime residents a chance for fun. Here are a few examples of the exciting community events throughout the year:

Crystal Frolics is a huge event held at the end of July, featuring a gigantic fireworks show, a parade, a classic car show, live music, a Crystal Ball, a complete carnival with rides and games, and much, much more!
Winterfest, held at the beginning of December, hosts music and live entertainment, as well as contests and games and refreshments.
Summertime is the best time of the year for Becker Park, as that’s the time of the year it begins to host music in the park or family-friendly movies in the park.
The Wet and Wild Water Fun Day, held in August, features three giant water slides and sprinklers all provided by West Metro fire trucks.

These four events are just a very small sampling of what’s going on. Other events, from Independence Day fireworks to antique car parades to rodeos and more can be found at times throughout the year. For more information on these and other Crystal Community Events, visit http://www.ci.crystal.mn.us/parks_and_amp_recreation/special_events.html.

Crystal Parks and Lakes

Though Crystal is a small town, it is home to 26 total parks and an aquatic center. Considering that the city isn’t even six square miles of total area, that is a huge number of parks. That abundance of parkland means that wherever you buy a home in Crystal, you’re likely to be within walking distance – usually just a couple blocks – from the nearest parks. So playgrounds, picnics, pick-up basketball games or tennis matches, and biking and running are all conveniently close to your home! Here are a few of Crystal’s parks:

Basset Creek Park is a large 80-acre park complete with a basketball court, two picnic shelters, three lighted tennis courts, a dog park, a playground, four volleyball courts, a nine-hole Frisbee golf course, a baseball field, a softball field, a winter time hockey rink, a wintertime free skating rink, horseshoe courts, and more!
The Crystal skate park is a free park with benches, ramps, pipes, and other fun skating amenities.
The Hagemeister Pond Preserve does not feature normal amenities like playgrounds and ballfields. Instead, it features a gazebo with a nature overlook, a serene boardwalk, and a truly beautiful nature area.

Of course, these few parks are just a sample of the amenities are variety that Crystal’s parks get you. For more information on Crystal’s parks, visit Crystal’s Department of Parks and Recreation online at http://www.ci.crystal.mn.us/parks_and_amp_recreation/crystal_parks.html.

Crystal is not home to any large recreational lakes, though it is home to a number of smaller ponds. Lakeside recreation, however, can be easily reached at Crystal Lake or the Twin Lakes, both of which are just a couple miles to the east of Crystal.

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