Living in Victoria
Victoria calls itself the City of Lakes and Parks, and it earns the name. You get a small downtown, the start of the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail, and Carver Park Reserve right at the edge of town. We live and work here.
Lakes, trails, and a downtown you can walk to
Most of Victoria’s neighborhoods sit within a short drive or bike ride of downtown, where the Lake Minnetonka Regional Trail begins. The trail runs about 15 miles east to Hopkins, through Excelsior and the lake towns.
The bigger draw is the open space. Carver Park Reserve borders the city, and part of the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum is in Victoria too. It’s a good fit if you want room, trees, and water, and still want to be close to the rest of the west metro.
- Carver Park ReserveTrails, Lowry Nature Center, a swimming beach, Lake Auburn Campground, and an off-leash dog area.
- Lake Minnetonka Regional TrailStarts at the trailhead in downtown Victoria and runs about 15 miles to Hopkins.
- Minnesota Landscape ArboretumPartly in Victoria, including the Apple Barn.
- Wassermann Lake PreserveA city nature preserve on Church Lake Boulevard.
Where people live in Victoria
Take a look from above. We filmed each of these neighborhoods by drone last fall.
Lakebridge
Built around Carl Krey Lake, with tree-lined parkways, walking paths, and a community park with a picnic shelter, ball fields, and a playground. City trails connect it to downtown and the regional trail.
Deer Run
Homes set around the Deer Run Golf Club and its tree-lined fairways, with quiet streets, ponds, community green space, and walking paths. It’s close to downtown Victoria and the regional trails.
Watermark
Tree-lined streets, ponds, and well-designed homes, a few minutes from downtown Victoria, local parks, and the regional trail system.
Eastern Carver County Schools
Most of Victoria is in Eastern Carver County Schools (ISD 112), the same district as Chaska, Chanhassen, and Carver. A few neighborhoods fall in a different district.
Before you fall for a house, we’ll confirm the district for that exact address and tell you what busing and open enrollment options it has.
in Victoria homes listed and sold in 2026
of our Victoria listings sold at or above asking. Victoria’s five busiest listing agents averaged 55%, and none topped 75%.
Our listings went under contract in a median of 6 days, versus 15 for the city. 2555 Heron Lane sold for $20,000 over list in its first weekend. We live in Victoria, so when we price your home, we already know the street.
Source: Regional Multiple Listing Service of Minnesota, closed resale (previously owned) homes in Victoria. 2026 ranking counts listings sold January to October 2026. Listing results cover May 2021 to October 2026; “busiest listing agents” are the five with the most Victoria listings sold in that period. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
