Monticello, MN

Monticello is a Mississippi River city in Wright County, northwest of the Twin Cities. It was platted in 1854, and the river remains the clearest geographic fact of the place. Lake Maria State Park is nearby, and Swan Park gives the community a distinctive seasonal wildlife note when trumpeter swans gather in winter. Monticello feels like a growing outer-metro city with river scenery, schools, highway access, and a mix of old-town roots and suburban expansion along the I-94 corridor.