Belle Plaine, MN Homes for Rent

Roughly 44 miles southwest of the Twin Cities metro area, Belle Plaine is a growing residential community along the Minnesota River that has both a historic downtown area and sprawling suburban neighborhoods. “A hundred years ago, it used to be a small farming town in the middle of nowhere, and now with U.S. Route 169 going through the area, it’s building up,” says John Clay, a real estate agent and owner of Associated Realtors, who has almost 40 years of experience. “The older part of town is west of 169 closer to the river, and the east side is the newer part of town.” French for “Beautiful Prairie,” Belle Plaine is surrounded by luscious rolling hills that create an abundance of outdoor recreation. Homes in Belle Plaine come in a variety of styles across different time periods. “We have houses, some older two-stories, that are over a hundred years old. And then there are some higher end, newer homes at the southern part of the city and near the high school,” Clay says. Traditional two-story homes built in the 1880s to 1910s are common close to downtown, where properties are lined along gridded residential streets. There are Saltbox homes and those with Victorian-era features –