• Request CMA
• Refer a Friend
• Request Customized List of Homes

Maplewood

Home of 3M, St. John’s Hospital and the Maplewood Mall, Maplewood is a bustling first-ring suburb wrapping right along the northeastern edge of St. Paul. With a beautiful location near many of Minnesota’s beautiful lakes, outstanding recreational opportunities, a thriving business community and an excellent school system, Maplewood is a fantastic place to call home.

Located in the heart of the metropolitan area, Maplewood homes offer the very best of community living. With 29 total parks, Maplewood offers nearby parks to every homeowner in the city. Each park offering a unique recreational experience, from beautiful lakeside picnic areas to children’s play areas to hockey rinks to sports fields – baseball/softball, basketball, etc. In the winter, some parks open up their warming house and their winter skating area, giving families the opportunity for winter recreation right by their homes. In addition to its parks, the city of Maplewood also offers beautiful trails for many miles throughout the city for runners, joggers and bikers.

But recreation in Maplewood isn’t limited to just its park and trails systems. The city offers adult athletics in softball, volleyball and archery; youth athletics in basketball, gymnastics and archery, and a number of programs for seniors. The city offers classes, lessons and programs in art, dance, music and more. Maplewood is also home to a number of community events for youth and adults and families alike, and Maplewood homeowners and residents frequently enjoy the opportunities afforded by nearby North St. Paul.

Maplewood is also home to a number of outstanding businesses. 3M, one of the United States’ largest corporations, as a Fortune 100 company, has its corporate headquarters and main campus in Maplewood. As previously mentioned, the city is also home to one of Minnesota’s great hospitals, the St. John’s hospital. The Maplewood mall is home to over 130 businesses and stores and services and is anchored by Macy’s, Sears, Kohl’s and JC Penny. In addition to the Maplewood mall, Maplewood is also home to a number of small businesses in all sorts of industries. Thus finding a job in Maplewood is rather easy, whether through one of the many businesses at the Maplewood mall, through Maplewood’s Fortune 100 company, through one of Maplewood’s successful small businesses or through the many jobs afforded by the nearby cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.

Maplewood’s excellent school system makes it a fantastic place to raise a family. Maplewood is served by school districts 622 and 623, offering over ten elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools. For those interested in something outside public schooling, there are a number of private schools in the area. Concordia Academy, a private school associated with the Lutheran Church, and St. Rose of Lima Catholic School, both in nearby Roseville, offer great private schooling to Maplewood residents.

Buying a home in Maplewood means purchasing a house in a vibrant community with outstanding educational, professional and recreational opportunities. The convenience of a Maplewood home and its location is only exceeded by the beauty of the city’s scenery. If you’re looking to buy a home in the Twin Cities, look no further than Maplewood.

Maplewood Schools

One of the many reasons for buying a home in Maplewood is its great schooling system. Maplewood is served by two public school districts: District 622 and District 623 Residents have a wide variety of schools, both public and private, to choose from for their children and families. Public schools serving Maplewood include the following:

• Carver Elementary School
• Castle Elementary School
• Cowern Elementary School
• Richardson Elementary School
• Eagle Point Elementary School
• Oakdale Elemetnary
• Skyview Elementary School
• Weaver Elementary School
• Webster Elementary School
• John Glenn Middle School
• Maplewood Middle School
• Skyview Middle School

• Brimhall Elementary School
• Central Park Elementary School
• Edgerton Elementary School
• Emmet D. Williams Elementary School
• Falcon Heights Elementary School
• Little Canada Elementary School
• Parkview Center School
• Fairview Community Center
• Roseville Area Middle School
• Fairview Alternative High School
• Roseville Area High School

More information on these schools can be found online at http://www.isd622.org/ and at http://www.isd623.org/.

In addition to these public schools, Maplewood residents have access to a number of private schools:

• St. Peter Catholic School, serving grades preK-8, at http://www.stpetersnsp.org/
• Christ Evangelical Lutheran School, serving grades K-8, at http://christlutheran-wels.org/clcs/
  • Concordia Academy, a Christian high school
  • St. Rose of Lima, a Catholic schools for grades preK-8

Maplewood Hotspots

Restaurants

1. Porterhouse Steak & Seafood Grill: Porterhouse features mouthwatering steaks and seafood – as well as a variety of other dishes – in a cozy, welcoming atmosphere. Porterhouse is an awesome spot for any special occasion.
2. Keys Café & Bakery: This cozy coffee shop/bakery features breakfast, lunch and dinner with good service, agreeable prices and tasty food in a comfortable atmosphere.
3. Bambu: Bambu is a nice, upscale Asian restaurant featuring huge portions of delicious Chinese food for cheap prices. The staff is friendly and the food is always delicious.
4. Little Oven: Delicious American and Italian food for cheap in a quaint place makes Little Oven more than just great food with great service. Little Oven is a great place for lunches and breakfasts, but also makes a great comfortable dinner spot.
5. Duc’s Vietnamese and Chinese Cuisine: Duc’s features outstanding food with fresh, quality ingredients. The prices are hard to beat as well, making Duc’s a great, quaint stop for lunches and dinners.

Entertainment

1. Carmike Cinemas Oakdale 20: The local movie theatre features 20 screens, ensuring space and privacy and plenty of room. Low prices and a clean environment make this movie theatre stand out for Maplewood residents.
2. Plaza Maplewood Theatre: This movie theatre features late movies for $2 and has pleasant atmosphere featuring DTS digital sound.
3. Aamodt’s Apple Farm: The apple farm provides Maplewood residents an opportunity to spend an afternoon apple picking and sampling the huge variety of delicious apples grown locally. Activities include hay rides, sleigh rides, mazes and more.
4. Aamodt’s Hot Air Balloons: Aamodt’s also offers a truly unique experience in addition to its apple farm with hot air balloon rides. On a nice day with great weather, a hot air balloon ride can give you incredible views of the entire neighborhood.
5. Vali-Hi Drive In Theatre: The drive in theatre offers one of the only drive in movie theatres in the entire Twin Cities. For under $8 (free for children 12 and younger) you can relax in your car, lawn chair or sleeping bag and watch three movies while grilling, playing ball or whatever you like.

Leisure

1. Afton Heights Park: Afton Heights is a 12-acre park with a baseball field, a playground, a skating rink and warming house in the winter, walking trails and more.
2. Oak Glen Country Club: Offering a full golf course in nearby Stillwater, Oak Glen features a well-manicured course and a beautiful location as well as the other amenities of a country club.
3. Stillwater Country Club: Stillwater Country Club offers a beautiful 18 hole private golf course overlooking the scenic St. Croix River Valley. The championship course is well-looked after and the club offers a number of amenities.
4. St. Croix Valley Recreation Center: The local recreation center offers a nice ice arena, several indoor fields for playing and sports and a number of other recreational amenities.
5. Harvest Park: Harvest Park is a 25-acre park with every sort of recreational amenity, including tennis courts, a basketball court, a soccer field, a playground, a ball field and more.

Churches

1. Lutheran Church of Peace
2. Christ United Methodist Church
3. St. Ambrose of Woodbury Catholic Church
4. First United Pentecostal Church
5. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church
6. St. Matthew’s Catholic Church

Maplewood Community Events

Maplewood is home to a number of events throughout the year that foster its sense of community and fraternity. From dances to live music to festivals, residents can take part in a large number of events at the Maplewood Community Center or through the recreation department. Highlights throughout the year include the following:

• Taste of Maplewood, a free community celebration with carnival rides and games, live music, hot air balloons, food, arts and crafts and so much more!
• Daddy Daughter Dance, where Maplewood fathers and daughters come out for great music, dancing, professional photography and more
• Camping & Outdoor Expo, a fantastic opportunity to go out and try a dog sled race or snow shoe obstacle course or to learn how to cook the perfect trout

For more information on these and other events, visit http://www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=222 and http://www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=634.

Maplewood Parks and Lakes

Maplewood is home to a grand total of 29 parks, thus offering nearby parks to every homeowner in the city. Each park offering a unique recreational experience, from beautiful lakeside picnic areas to children’s play areas to hockey rinks to sports fields – baseball/softball, basketball, etc. In the winter, some parks open up their warming house and their winter skating area, giving families the opportunity for winter recreation right by their homes. In addition to its parks, the city of Maplewood also offers beautiful trails for many miles throughout the city for runners, joggers and bikers. Some parks in the area include the following:

• Afton Heights Park, a 12-acre park with a baseball field, a playground, a skating rink and warming house in the winter and more
• Harvest Park, a 25-acre park with tennis courts, a basketball court, a soccer field, a playground, a ball field and more
• Sherwood park, a 15-acre park with tennis courts, a picnic area, a playground, a ball field, a soccer field and a pond

For more information on these and Maplewood’s other parks, visit http://www.ci.maplewood.mn.us/index.aspx?nid=167.

Maplewood is also home to some unique lakeside real estate. Maplewood has a number of lakes within the city, including the following:

• Battle Creek Lake
• Tanners Lake
• Three M Lake
• Beaver Lake

In addition to these larger lakes, Maplewood is also home to a number of smaller lakes and ponds and preserves, and has access to the nearby Mississippi River and Minnesota River.