Home inspection in Edina.

What we see in Edina homes.

Edina began as a farming and milling community along Minnehaha Creek in the 1860s and became a village in 1888. Morningside, platted in 1905, is its oldest residential neighborhood, and the Country Club District, Baird, and Grimes areas in the northeast were among the first established. After years as a streetcar suburb, Edina saw car-oriented growth in the 1950s and 1960s. The city covers 15.97 square miles and is more than 95 percent developed, with Minnehaha Creek and Nine Mile Creek both crossing it. Recognized neighborhoods include Chowen Park, Lake Cornelia, Parkwood Knolls, and Sunnyslope, which borders the creek.

Edina houses span more than a century, so the checklist changes by street. In houses built before 1950, knob-and-tube or cloth-sheathed wiring, galvanized supply lines, clay sewer laterals, and worn chimneys and windows are the common concerns. Postwar houses get a closer look at original panels, roofs, and mechanical systems. Near either creek, grading, foundation walls, and the sump deserve attention. In a city this fully developed, newer homes are mostly infill or replace older houses, so flashing, window installation, and drainage against neighboring lots matter. Hennepin County is EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH recommends every home be tested.

Local facts checked September 2026 against: Wikipedia, edinamn.gov, Wikipedia.