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South Cornelia, a 1950s suburb with architectural variety
Surrounded by parks, golf and gardens, South Cornelia is a quiet residential suburb in southeast Edina. Homes started popping up in the neighborhood in the late 1950s, with streets being laid out in a grid pattern. Paved walking trails and biking paths are scattered throughout the area, offering an active lifestyle to residents. Residents will find colonial-revival, ranch-style, Craftsman-style, traditional-detached and split-level homes along with townhouses in the Tudor-revival style. Home prices in the area range from $375,000 to $1 million.
Home styles are incredibly varied throughout South Cornelia.
Traditional two story homes are common in South Cornelia.
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South Cornelia’s schools and summer programs at Edina History Museum
Children in South Cornelia attend Cornelia Elementary School, which has an overall Niche grade of A and was ranked as the number 11 best public school in Minnesota. Next, kids attend Southview Middle School, which has an overall Niche grade of A and was ranked as the number eight best public middle school in Minnesota. Teenagers attend Edina Senior High School, which has an overall Niche grade of A-plus and was ranked as the number four best public high school in Minnesota. Students can go on field trips, work internships or attend summer day camps at the nearby Edina History Museum. The museum houses two exhibit galleries, a research library, a gift shop and stores of collections related to local history.
Cornelia Elementary earned a grade of A overall from Niche.
Edina Senior High School is ranked fifth within Minnesota.
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A sports center and Arneson Acres Park's many gardens
Just next to Cornelia Elementary School is Cornelia School Park. In addition to serving the local school, the park functions as a sports center for the entire neighborhood. Residents can enjoy the playground, two softball fields, a baseball field, tennis courts and a hockey rink. It’s also a popular spot for picnics and community gatherings. Also close by is Arneson Acres Park, donated to the city by Morton and Katherine Arneson in the late 1970s. Here, locals will find the Edina Historical Society, Edina Museum and the City of Edina Greenhouse. Visitors can explore the Woodland Garden, filled with woodland flowers like trillium, ferns, tout lily, bloodroot and bluebell. The Lily Garden contains lilium hybridized, maintained and registered with the Royal Horticultural Society by the North Star Lily Society. There’s a Daylily Garden with over 800 clumps of tetraploid daylilies; its rainbow display of color is at its peak in mid-July. The park’s formal gardens consist of 18 gardens filled with various perennials, daylilies and more. Additionally, visitors can explore the Hosta glade, perennial borders and the south end of the gardens, which are flanked by a semi-circle of crabapple trees.
Arneson Park is over 13 acres, features a water fountain and several gardens when in season.
Arneson Acres Park has a hill for sledding.
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Holiday events and an Iranian fire festival
The South Cornelia Neighborhood Association puts on several annual community events. In the wintertime, locals break out the ice skates and sleds and enjoy the snow, with the neighborhood association providing snacks in the Cornelia Warming House. There’s a sizable Iranian community in Edina, and every March, the South Cornelia Neighborhood Association throws their Chaharshanbeh Soori, an Iranian Fire Festival. There, residents share Iranian food and jump over fire to ritually cleanse themselves for the new year. The Easter Egg Hunt, Halloween Parade and Cinco de Mayo Party are also annual occurrences organized by the neighborhood association and enjoyed by the entire community.
Restaurant variety and nearby malls include the Galleria
Shopping is close at hand, with two malls just minutes away: Brandon Square Mall and the Galleria. There are plenty of restaurants for locals to dine at, including Burger Press & Schwarma Cart, the Original Pancake House and Nakamori Japanese Bistro. When residents need to grab groceries, they flock to Lunds & Byerlys.
The Galleria is always a popular shopping destination near South Cornelia.
Southdale Shopping Center is one of the nations original malls and its near South Cornelia.
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Crime and Safety
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South Cornelia
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Homicide
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4
Sexual Assault
4
4
Assault with Weapon
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4
Robbery
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4
Burglary
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4
Motor Vehicle Theft
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4
Larceny
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4
Crime Score
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South Cornelia Demographics and Home Trends
On average, homes in South Cornelia, Edina sell after 39 days on the market compared to the national average of 53 days. The median sale price for homes in South Cornelia, Edina over the last 12 months is $692,450, up 11% from the median home sale price over the previous 12 months.
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