Realtors in Plymouth, MN
An established west-metro suburb split across four school districts. Buying, selling and home valuation in Plymouth, Hennepin County, from a two broker team based in Saint Michael.
Plymouth is split across four school districts, and that single fact drives more of its pricing than anything else.
A large, fully developed west-metro suburb with three highways through it, lakes inside the city and a housing stock that spans from mid-century through current custom building. It is the most expensive market on our list on average, and the least like the Wright County towns where the rest of our work happens.
Four school districts serve parts of Plymouth, and the boundaries cut through neighborhoods instead of following major roads. Two houses on the same street can be in different districts. For a lot of buyers here the district is the first filter and the house is the second, so the address has to be verified before anyone gets attached. Lake and pond frontage inside the city is its own premium.
- County
- Hennepin County
- Schools
- split across Wayzata (ISD 284), Robbinsdale Area (ISD 281), Osseo Area (ISD 279) and Hopkins (ISD 270)
- Commute
- I-494, Highway 55 and Highway 169
- To downtown
- about 25 to 40 minutes to downtown Minneapolis
- Water/sewer
- city water and sewer
- Housing
- Mid-century through current, including substantial custom and executive housing, plus a deep townhome and attached supply.
- Coordinates
- 45.0105° N 93.4555° W
Approximate drive times, and they are worth nothing next to the drive you make yourself at the hour you would really be leaving.
Buying, selling and valuation in Plymouth.
Each of these has its own Plymouth page, written for this town, not for the county.
What a buyer should know about Plymouth.
Verify the district for the exact address in writing. Do not rely on the listing, the neighborhood name or what the neighbor says. On higher price points, the inspection should be more thorough, not less, because more complex houses have more expensive systems. On attached housing, the association financials matter.
What a seller is up against in Plymouth.
If your address is in a district that buyers actively search for, that is a headline fact and it belongs in the listing. At these price points buyers expect the house to be properly prepared and professionally photographed, and a house that is not gets compared unfavorably against ones that are.
Valuing a Plymouth property.
Plymouth valuations swing on district, water frontage and level of finish, and averaging across the city produces a meaningless number. The comps have to match the district and the finish level. Portal estimates are often well off here.
Thinking about Plymouth?
Call 763-786-3700. We will tell you what is on the market here, what it is going for and whether this is the right town for what you want.
Plymouth questions, answered straight.
Which county is Plymouth in?
Hennepin County. That determines your property taxes, your recording and where a septic compliance inspection gets filed, so on the county borders we get the actual tax statement, not an estimate.
Is Plymouth on city water and sewer or a well and septic?
City water and sewer. It is a per-parcel question, and it changes both the inspections we order and what you maintain afterward.
What is the housing stock like in Plymouth?
Mid-century through current, including substantial custom and executive housing, plus a deep townhome and attached supply. Four districts serve Plymouth, so district verification comes before showings.
Which school district serves Plymouth?
Plymouth is served by split across Wayzata (ISD 284), Robbinsdale Area (ISD 281), Osseo Area (ISD 279) and Hopkins (ISD 270), and the boundary does not follow the city limits. If the district is driving your decision, we confirm it for the specific address in writing before you get attached to a house.
Other towns on the sheet.
| Town | County | School district | Commute spine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Michael | Wright | St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | I-94 at County Road 19 |
| Albertville | Wright | St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | I-94 at exit 202 |
| Otsego | Wright | mostly Elk River Area (ISD 728), with part in St. Michael-Albertville (ISD 885) | Highway 101 north to Elk River, I-94 south |
| Rogers | Hennepin | Elk River Area (ISD 728) | I-94 at Highway 101 |
| Elk River | Sherburne | Elk River Area (ISD 728) | Highway 169 and Highway 10, plus the Northstar commuter rail station |
| Monticello | Wright | Monticello (ISD 882) | I-94 west of the metro |
| Buffalo | Wright | Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (ISD 877) | Highway 55 and Highway 25 |
| Delano | Wright | Delano (ISD 879) | Highway 12 east toward I-394 |
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