Minnetrista, MN

Minnetrista is a Hennepin County city west of Minneapolis, spread across lake country near communities such as Mound, Waconia, and St. Bonifacius. Lakes including Whaletail Lake help define the landscape, and local students are served by districts such as Waconia, Westonka, and Watertown-Mayer. Minnetrista is residential, spacious, and semi-rural in feel, with larger lots, water access, farms, and newer homes mixed together. It feels like the western edge of the Twin Cities, where lake-country living and metro commuting overlap.