Century Hills, Emerald Hills & Morris Hills, Rochester MN
Northeast Rochester · about 10 min to Mayo Clinic downtown
About Century Hills, Emerald Hills & Morris Hills
Century Hills, Emerald Hills and Morris Hills are northeast Rochester subdivisions in the 55906 ZIP code. Olmsted County records list the Century Hills plats (1st through 10th Subdivisions, plus four Century Hills townhome associations), the Emerald Hills plats and the Morris Hills plats. Emerald Hills also appears on the City of Rochester’s neighborhood map.
Inside the boundary we use for this guide, county records show about 670 single-family parcels and about 80 townhomes. Century High School is less than a mile away, and Century Hills Park and Parkwood Hills Park are nearby.
Sources: Olmsted County parcel records (plat names, land use, school district) · City of Rochester / Olmsted County GIS – Neighborhood Associations
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Parks and schools nearby
Parks nearby
- Century Hills Park · 0.5 mi
- Parkwood Hills Park · 0.5 mi
- Emerald Hills Park · 0.8 mi
- Quarry Hill Park · 0.8 mi
- Northern Heights East Park · 0.9 mi
Rochester public schools nearby
- Century High School · 0.7 mi
- Churchill Elementary School · 1.5 mi
- Jefferson Elementary School · 1.6 mi
- Kellogg Middle School · 1.8 mi
Nearest by distance, not necessarily the assigned school. Confirm with Rochester Public Schools’ Find Your School.
Check school boundaries for a specific address with Rochester Public Schools’ school lookup tool. Boundaries can change, so please verify with the district.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the neighborhood. Park and school locations are from OpenStreetMap; the school list is checked against the Minnesota Department of Education’s list of Rochester Public Schools.
Commute from Century Hills, Emerald Hills & Morris Hills
| From | Downtown campus (Gonda) | Saint Marys campus |
|---|---|---|
| Century Hills, Emerald Hills & Morris Hills | 10 min4.3 mi | 11 min4.8 mi |
Approximate driving times from the OSRM route planner (OpenStreetMap data), calculated 2026-10-02 for normal, light traffic, not rush hour. Downtown construction and winter weather can add time. Times are to the campus area, not to a specific ramp or door.
Bus and transit options
- Rochester Public Transit (RPT) runs city bus routes, including park-and-ride express service from three lots to Saint Marys and downtown. Parking at the RPT park-and-ride lots is free and the regular fare is $2; Mayo Clinic employees show their Mayo ID for employer-sponsored fares (City of Rochester). Mayo’s staff commuting flyer names the lots as N. Broadway (CMX Chateau Theater), the Olmsted County Fairgrounds and 75th Street NW.
- Link, a fare-free 2.8-mile bus rapid transit line linking the West Transit Village, Mayo Clinic campuses and downtown, is under construction. The city expects first rides in August 2027 (City of Rochester, Sept. 2026).
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