When we came to town, we looked for a more settled neighborhood, Kosel says. Thirty years after it was developed, Tuthill is a neighborhood in transition as original homeowners leave and new families with young children move in and liven things up. Some of those younger families are moving into homes their parents built to raise their families. The young families are making this a friendlier neighborhood too. Sioux Falls doesn't welcome people with open arms unless there's a connection, Kosel says.
Children are a wonderful connection.
In an area of sweeping yards, about 60 percent of the Edgewood families hire someone to do the yard work, Kosel says. The rest do their own and enjoy it. When you travel just east into Spencer Highlands and look at homes along East Elizabeth, you'll find newer construction. Fireplaces and two-car garages are easy to find here. Wood and brick exteriors are the norm for houses with three and four bedrooms and about 3,000 square feet of space.