Inver Grove Heights Apartments and Rentals

Inver Grove Heights is known throughout Minnesota for having safe neighborhoods, outstanding schools and many beautiful parks for families to picnic and play. It’s located just minutes from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul and the renowned Minnesota art scene, and creativity overflows from the urban environment into this southern suburb. Inver Grove Heights residents enjoy exciting theater and music performances, adding artistic culture to this small Midwestern city.

More than 34,000 people live in Inver Grove Heights, yet the city still boasts an open, family-friendly atmosphere. Nestled in the Great Lakes region of the Midwestern United States, the area houses breathtaking landscapes filled with trees, lakes and golf courses. Look for Inver Grove Heights apartments for rent, and experience the best that Minnesota has to offer.

After the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux was signed in 1851, settlers from Ireland and Germany moved to Minnesota to settle in the rolling countryside. The town’s name combines the Irish fishing village of Inver with the German town of Grove, as residents from these two lands coexisted in the area for decades.

Today Inver Grove Heights is a great hub for the culture and livelihood of the Twin Cities. With a number of breweries, fine dining restaurants, museums, theaters, wineries and shopping destinations nearby, Inver Grove Heights has something for everyone.

Although Inver Hills Community College is the only school in town, Bethel University, Hamline University, Macalester College, St. Catherine University, Northwestern College and the University of St. Thomas are located just 8 miles away in the city of St. Paul. For students who don’t mind a longer commute, Augsburg College, the University of Minnesota, Metropolitan State University, Vesper College and the Minneapolis College of Art and Design, among others, offer excellent educational opportunities in the metropolis of Minneapolis, just 19 miles away.

Inver Grove Heights is home to CHS Inc., which ranked 78th on the 2012 list of Fortune 500 companies and employs many residents in town. The greater Minneapolis-St.Paul metropolitan area is home to several other companies on the list, including 3M, Ecolab, Target, St. Jude Medical, Ameriprise Financial, and General Mills, among others. Inver Grove Heights apartments provide the perfect home base to work in the thriving business industry in southeastern Minnesota.

With big city attractions nearby and a small hometown environment, Inver Grove Heights has relatively expensive rent prices. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, the average cost of rent here is $975 a month. Despite high rent prices, living in Inver Grove Heights rentals won’t break the bank, as the city has a cost of living index score only slightly above the national average. 

Residents of the city host an annual Inver Grove Heights Days Weekend to celebrate the local community. The festival includes fireworks, sports tournaments, a street dance, community family fun night and the St. Paul Farmers Market, among other events. Minneapolis-St. Paul also has an extremely full social calendar, including the Minnesota State Fair, Taste of Minnesota, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, EDU Film Fest and the Twin Cities Pride Parade that are attended by many Inver Grove Heights residents. Minneapolis is also home to the Mall of America, which attracts visitors from all over the world.

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