Northgate & Sunset Terrace, Rochester MN

Northwest Rochester · about 7 min to Mayo Clinic downtown

About Northgate & Sunset Terrace

Northgate and Sunset Terrace are neighboring northwest Rochester subdivisions, a few minutes from Saint Marys. Olmsted County records list the Northgate plats (through Northgate 9th Addition) and the Sunset Terrace plats (through Sunset Terrace 8th Addition), with about 720 parcels classed as single-family homes and a few fourplexes.

Northgate Park and Nachreiner Park are nearby, and Elton Hills Elementary is less than a mile away.

Sources: Olmsted County parcel records (plat names, land use, school district)

Homes for sale in Northgate & Sunset Terrace

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18 homes in this neighborhood area were sold with Lori or Lea, either as the listing agent or helping the buyer (MLS data). See them on the sold-homes map →

Parks and schools nearby

Parks nearby

Northgate Park · 0.3 mi
Nachreiner Park · 0.4 mi
Elton Hills Park · 0.6 mi
Woodside Park · 0.6 mi
Crescent Park · 0.8 mi

Rochester public schools nearby

Elton Hills Elementary · 0.6 mi
John Marshall High School · 0.8 mi
John Adams Middle School · 1.0 mi
Washington Elementary School · 1.1 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 to Mayo Clinic

Commute from Northgate & Sunset Terrace

From	Downtown campus (Gonda)	Saint Marys campus
Northgate & Sunset Terrace	7 min2.7 mi	5 min2.4 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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