Why was Plymouth ranked as the Best Place to Live in America?

Number One Race Car Driver Visits Number One City

2009 Daytona 500 champion Matt Kenseth (left), his son Ross and Mayor Kelli Slavik posed for a picture on April 14, 2009, outside Jake's City Grill. The NASCAR driver traveled to Plymouth to meet Plymouth resident Chuck Fountain, who won Ford Racing's “We Race. You Win.” national sweepstakes.

Karen Hanson, 2 year resident

“Plymouth is definitely the best place to live! We've been telling our friends and family that every since we moved into the community and now we have the proof! My husband and I purchased our first home here in Plymouth two and a half years ago. We live south of Parkers Lake, in a home built in 1918. We have a big backyard and a house with a history, unlike many homes these days. We are minutes away from the Luce Line Trail and enjoy walking our dog by Parkers Lake. We recently had a baby daughter and we are glad that we live in a great school district (Wayzata), one of the best in the state. It's fantastic being only about 15 minutes away from the amenities of downtown Minneapolis, but with the nature and serenity of living in a suburb. Many of our guests often comment about how they like the big trees in our neighborhood and how it seems like we live in a community with a small town feel.”

Deepa Sarasamma & family, 2 year residents

“We moved to Plymouth in 2006 and we really love it here. Very good schools, low crime rate, lots of parks, and lots of lakes.... friendly people around ...all these make Plymouth the best city! We are so thrilled that we moved here.”

Shelly Magnuson, Plymouth resident

“My daughter, Ellie, age 10, and I read the spotlight article (in the Plymouth News) regarding the pumpkin drop-off and were very excited about recycling pumpkins. Ellie invited 6 of her neighborhood friends over to make some Pumpkins for Pigs flyers. They used scrap booking materials and made them very festive. On Halloween, they distributed 60 flyers throughout the neighborhood of Imperial Hills while trick-or-treating. Sun., Nov. 2, they collected over 40 jack-o-lanterns and brought them to the recycling center.
This is what makes Plymouth such a great place to live! Thanks for the wonderful opportunity to teach our youth creative ways to recycle!”

Drew Strombeck, age 15 on left and
Ryan Specken, age 15 on right

“We go to Wayzata High School and it's a good school. There's always a lot to do in Plymouth and there are fun events going on. The parks are really good. We use them a lot and they are well kept.”

Mheda and Jason White, 7 year residents, pictured with their daughters Jordan and Johana

“Plymouth has everything we need. We really like the park system and having so many parks near us. It's just a great place for our family.”

Rachel Friedman, using her dad Sean Friedman as a chair

“Plymouth is a beautiful place to live. My wife is from here originally and I'm glad to make this our family's home. The schools are great and the city does a very nice job of taking care of its residents.”

Selina and Henrik Kolmann, 3 year residents, pictured with their sons Sebastian, age 2 and Noah, age 5

“We like everything. There are lots of activites for familes and the city is really safe. We like the parks and the playgrounds, the events the city hosts and walking on the trails. This city has evetthing we need and it's such a neat, clean, beautiful city, we love Plymouth.”

Chris Tomczik, 12 year resident, pictured with sons Ben, age 1, and Charlie, age 3

“Plymouth does a good job of treating everyone with respect and having opportunities like the Fire Department open house where the whole family can have fun.”

Chris Hagen, 7 year resident

“Excellent parks here, bike trails everywhere, I can ride my bike almost anywhere in Plymouth, and it’s just a great place to live. Everything is convenient.”

Diane Gearty, 10 year resident, pictured with grandchild, Casey

“We moved here because we found a gorgeous lot we loved and it’s very close to the freeways and to my job. The parks are great. I’m here with five grandkids and there’s always something close by to do with them.”

Heidi Fokken, 17 year resident

“My husband and I have been here a long time and we love the way the city has grown and matured. I think the city has a lot to offer. Right now I have the grandchildren here with us and we take them to the weekly puppet show and it’s just a wonderful service.

The Fire & Ice Festival in February is just terrific.”

Jared Justesen, 9 year resident, pictured with Meghan, Blake and Brady

“The parks, the lakes, the people…it’s second to none.”

Stacey Speck, 12 year resident

“The summers are wonderful and being in this area we have great access to the lakes, it’s really very nice. Plymouth has a variety of things to do and it is close to the city. But, I still have not gotten used to the winters.”

Theo and Patrice Cox, one year residents

“We really like how the community comes together at the community events, people are really pleasant and there are a lot of activities. The July festival (Music in Plymouth) was great. With five children, the schools are important and we’ve been very pleased with the elementary, middle and senior high schools.”

Tom Ona, 6 year resident, pictured with Ethan

“My wife grew up in Plymouth and her parents still live here. We like the bicycle paths a lot and we get out on them to venture into the parks. Everybody is so friendly here and they are easy to get along with, it’s just a great place to live and to raise a family.”

Veena Lokhanve, lived in Plymouth less than a month

“ Plymouth is a nice, green city and very close to downtown Minneapolis. My job is here in Plymouth and the bus system is good. It’s on time and the service is very good.”

Josh and Christina Nolte

“The neighborhoods, there is a real sense of community here. We get together with our neighbors and it provides a relaxing social aspect to our lives. Here in Plymouth we have a lot of fun, it’s a nice area and it has nice wetlands.”