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LIVING IN ARDEN HILLS

Arden Hills is a somewhat small city located in the state of Minnesota. With a population of 10,301 people and three constituent neighborhoods, Arden Hills is the 97th largest community in Minnesota.

Arden Hills is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 92.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Arden Hills is a city of professionals, sales and office workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arden Hills who work in office and administrative support (12.51%), management occupations (11.38%), and sales jobs (11.06%).

Of important note, Arden Hills is also a city of artists. Arden Hills has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Arden Hills’s character.

Also of interest is that Arden Hills has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 22.25% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

Arden Hills is a small town where college students really create the town feel and character. So many small towns have lost population over the last 20-30 years that having the local college presence in the Arden Hills area, with all of the energy of the students filling area dorms and apartments each fall, really helps Arden Hills maintain a good economy.

Because of many things, Arden Hills is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Arden Hills a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The city’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Arden Hills has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Arden Hills’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Arden Hills, you’ll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Arden Hills is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 61.75% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Arden Hills in 2010 was $37,723, which is wealthy relative to Minnesota and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $150,892 for a family of four.

Arden Hills is a somewhat ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Arden Hills home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Arden Hills residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Arden Hills include German, Norwegian, Swedish, Irish, and English.

The most common language spoken in Arden Hills is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanis – Info from https://www.neighborhoodscout.com/mn/arden-hills

if you are in the Arden Hills area and have a need for a new roof or a roof repair call Sellers Roofing Company – New Brighton

  (1,059) · $$ · Grill
2.7 mi · 3561 Lexington Ave N
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM
Easygoing restaurant & bar with tavern food such as burgers, pizza & sandwiches, plus Sunday brunch.
Lindey’s Prime Steak House
  (1,188) · $$ · Steak
2.1 mi · 3600 Snelling Ave N
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM
Informal joint serving familiar American fare including steaks, sandwiches & burgers.
Davanni’s Pizza & Hot Hoagies
  (373) · $$ · Pizza
2.8 mi · 3673 Lexington Ave N
Closed ⋅ Opens 9:30AM
Regional chain with a long menu of pizzas, hoagies & more, ordered at the counter or for delivery.
Old Southern BBQ – Arden Hills (694 & Lexington)
  (389) · $$ · Restaurant
2.9 mi · 3845 Lexington Ave N
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM
Comfort food · Small plates · Quick bite
Great China Restaurant
  (158) · $ · Chinese
2.7 mi · 3547 Lexington Ave N · In ARDEN PLAZA
Closed ⋅ Opens 11AM
Locally owned Asian-fare eatery featuring hot & sour soup, Vietnamese noodles & crab rangoon.