New Hope

About the Community of New Hope

Just seven miles northwest of Minneapolis, the city of New Hope is an excellent setting for family living, with well kept and diverse housing. The community features wide boulevards, mandated setbacks for homes, efficient utilities and neighborhood retail shopping areas. New Hope is a strong residential community with more than 200 acres of parkland equipped with playgrounds, ball fields and tennis courts, a nine-hole golf course, municipal swimming pool, outdoor theater and an impressive ice arena complex. Major employers within the city include Intermet, Simon Delivers, Inc., Liberty Diversified Industries, and the St. Therese Care Center. Minnesota Masonic Homes North Ridge, the state's largest senior housing facility, also operates within the city.

County: Hennepin

Population: 20,910 

Property Tax: $2,333 (2004)

School District(s):  Robbinsdale (281), rdale.org/, 763.504.8000

Electric:
  Xcel Energy, www.xcelenergy.com, (800) 895-4999
Gas:
  Centerpoint Energy, www.centerpointenergy.com, (612) 372-4727
Phone:
  Qwest Communications, www.qwest.com, (800) 244-1111
Cable:
  Comcast, www.comcast.com, (651) 222-3333