Minnesota United FC trains at the National Sports Center in Blaine, where the club has built a dedicated MLS locker room, two natural-grass training fields, an indoor space, and a full-service cafeteria. This guide radiates from that Blaine campus, not the St. Paul match venue, prioritizing privacy, quiet upscale enclaves, and short drives for a player who reports to the NSC most days.
An established master-planned community of stately custom homes wrapped around man-made lakes, walking paths, and mature landscaping just north of the facility.
The most exclusive pocket in Blaine, homes line the Arnold Palmer-designed TPC Twin Cities course (host of the PGA Tour's 3M Open) with private-club access and heavy tree cover.
A serene subdivision of elegant homes set along winding streets shaded by mature oaks, well buffered from through-traffic.
Newer upscale construction near Lexington Avenue with quick highway access and walkable retail and coffee at the doorstep.
The neighborhoods above sit inside a twenty-minute drive of National Sports Center. But many athletes prioritize lifestyle, privacy, and prestige over commute — these are the areas across Minneapolis where athletes most often buy and rent, even though they’re a longer drive from the facility.
The undisputed center of Minnesota's luxury market — gated peninsulas and private-shoreline mansions ringing the metro's premier lake, anchored by the top-rated Orono and Wayzata school districts and a walkable upscale village. Estates routinely trade from a few million into the $50M+ range.
Minneapolis's most prestigious close-in suburb, with the historic Country Club District, the mansions of Rolling Green along Interlachen, and the wooded estates of Indian Hills. Blue-ribbon schools, manicured streets and the 50th & France shopping district draw established wealth.
Minnesota's wealthiest small town and a genuinely private community — every road, lake and trail is privately owned by residents, and the city even had its streets pulled from Google Street View. Wooded lots, private lakes and a no-trespassing ethos define it.
A rural, nature-forward city about 20 miles west of downtown known for sprawling multi-acre estates, horse properties and gated custom homes set among woodland and open space. It offers the most land and the deepest seclusion of the prestige options.