Suburb of the Twin Cities

Does it have its own main street? If so, you are out of the Twin Cities and into your own community.

Suburbs can have their own main streets -- for example, Naperville, IL (which has a main street) is considered a suburb of Chicago.

I don't know about "technically," but I could see Hudson as a Twin Cities suburb. It's a straight shot on I-94, and just barely across the river.

Google maps says it's 36 minutes from downtown Minneapolis to Hudson.

I know someone who works at the University of Minnesota (Mpls campus) who lives in Hudson.