The glacial history of the Twin Cities metro, 10,000 years old, can disappear beneath the carpet of roads and buildings covering the region. But a relief map […]</p> Skip to content ...

This is a standard map of Minnesota’s Senate districts. I’ve colored some Senate districts to mark a somewhat arbitrary metro area: That’s 33 Senate districts highlighted — just under half ...

The map reveals distinct trends in residential values around the metro area — note, for example, the difference in overall property values between east and west sides of south Minneapolis.