Overview of Normandale

Highlands Neighborhood

Normandale Highlands is a neighborhood of West Bloomington that is located between France Avenue and Normandale Boulevard to the east and west, and 98th Street and 102nd Street to the north and south. Normandale Highlands is a sizeable neighborhood consisting of around 200 single family homes ranging from $300,000 to $400,000 in price. House styles are primarily a mix of ranches, ramblers, and single level ramblers. Normandale Heights is an excellent enighborhood with much to offer including great homes for sale, family friendly community, and central location.

The most prominent amenity available to residents of Normandale Highlands are the parks in the surrounding area. Parks within close proximity to the neighborhood include Highland Greens Golf to the west, Tarnhill Park to the north, and Marsh Lake Park to the northwest. Within these three parks, visitors can enjoy recreational amenities such as golfing, fishing, boating, soccer, basketball, ice skating, volleyball, and more. Located on the northside of Normandale Park are popular shops and restaurants such as Caribou Coffee, Olive Garden, Pancheros Mexican Grill, Marshall’s, and Trader Joe’s. Numerous other shops can be found across Interstate 494 at the Southdale Shopping Center.

Normandale Highlands is a part of Independent School District 271 also known as Bloomington Public Schools, which has served the entire City of Bloomington since 1917. Several of the school’s in the district are located within the Normandale Highlands neighborhood including Jefferson High School. The school serves around 1,600 students and won the Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 2010 and was a U.S. News & World Report National Report Bronze Winner. Other schools in the neighborhood include Olsen Elementary School, Olsen Middle School, and Normandale Community College.

If you have any questions regarding the city of Bloomington, Minnesota, it’s parks, schools, history, or amenities OR if you would like to sell or buy a house in the Bloomington area, please feel free to visit www.DavidOlsonRealEstate.com or text/call Realtor David Olson @ 952.314.9446 or email: [email protected].