Home inspection in Minnetonka Beach.

What we see in Minnetonka Beach homes.

Minnetonka Beach is a very small city, 0.47 square miles of land, with 546 residents at the 2020 census, and it sits on the Lake Minnetonka shore in Hennepin County. The Hotel Lafayette was built here in 1882, burned in 1897, and the Lafayette Club took over the property, with a clubhouse in 1900 and a new one in 1924. The village incorporated in 1894. Housing runs from early-1900s and 1920s estates and older shoreline homes to mid-century and newer houses built or rebuilt on the same lots.

A house from the 1900s or 1920s on this shoreline may have original structure and a long list of later changes, so foundations, old and new additions, wiring and plumbing that were updated in stages, and roof and chimney condition are worth close attention. Lakefront sites bring drainage toward the water, sump pumps, retaining walls and stairs to the shore. Rebuilt homes get checked for flashing, complex rooflines and mechanical systems. Hennepin County is EPA Radon Zone 1, and MDH recommends every Minnesota home be tested.

Local facts checked September 2026 against: Wikipedia, Minnesota Department of Health.