Your Guide to Buying a Home in St. Francis, MN

Buying a Home in St. Francis, Minnesota

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St. Francis is located in Anoka County

Population: 4,910 Located along the Northern edge of Anoka County, the City of St. Francis is a community that is still able to provide its residents with that Small Town feel while in the shadow of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area. St. Francis has been able to blend Rural and City living into a unique community of nearly 5,000 people.

Scenic areas along the Rum River and the realization of having one’s own hobby farm have tended to be two of the most common factors that have lured people to this Northern Anoka County Community. While not a boom town, St. Francis has seen its share of growth over the years. An even mix of Urban Style residential lots and large acreage hobby farms has provided the city with a number of quality housing developments. If the outdoors are important in your life, the St. Francis area has a variety of recreational opportunities available. The Rum River provides an exceptional opportunity for the canoeing and fishing enthusiast. Located within the heart of St. Francis, the Rum River North Park provides easy access to the River. Area businesses can also provide those last minute provisions that you may have forgotten at home. If dipping a paddle or wetting a line is not your idea of fun, you may want to visit one of our City Parks.

Once referred to as Otona, St. Francis has seen a transition from being a small sawmill town of old to a center for several state of the art operations. Northland Screw Products and Temperature Specialists are two examples of previous home based operations that have flourished in the Northern Anoka County business climate.

Additional Commercial and Industrial Development has also occurred along Highway 47 as a result of two Industrial Parks developed by the City. The City of St. Francis also serves as a small regional commercial center for Northern Anoka County and Southern Isanti County. The Highway 47 corridor provides for many prime commercial sites that serve both the local economy and commuter traffic. The Bridge Street commercial corridor serves as a local commercial area for the local economy and the students who attend the St. Francis Middle School and St. Francis High School. Both schools are located along this corridor, which makes available properties within this area highly conducive for those businesses that cater to the teenage consumer. St. Francis is served by Independent School District #15. They service the communities of St. Francis, East Bethel, Bethel, Oak Grove, Andover, Athens, Burns and Stanford. 6000 students attend St. Francis area schools. The district has eight buildings that include a high school grades 9-12 of 1700 students; one junior high with a student population of 1,000; two intermediate schools grades 5-6 Cedar Creek Community School and St. Francis Intermediate school; and three primary elementary schools grade k-3, consisting of Cedar Elementary, East Bethel Community School and St. Francis Elementary School. The last five years has seen a number of school construction projects that have expanded the availability of space for classrooms at the high school at the high school and junior high as well as additional gymnasium/lockers and a 650 seat performing arts center. In addition, the Bethel Early Childhood Center for ECFE, parent education, early childhood special education and preschool programs, was renovated in 1997 with additional expansion planned for 1999. Population projections continue to forecast a growing residential community and an expanding student population. With this growth has come a renewed commitment to quality education opportunities for all learners.