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Cedar-Isles-Dean vs East Isles
Cedar-Isles-Dean and East Isles are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Cedar-Isles-Dean is the calmer Part I map (89 vs 21). Walk is a wash (12 vs 9). East Isles has the lower ACS median ($1,208).
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Scores
Fit axes among official Minneapolis neighborhoods.
| Axis | Cedar-Isles-Dean | East Isles |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 89 | 21 |
| Schools | 86 | 64 |
| Walk | 12 | 9 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 8 | 17 |
| Median rent | $1,871 | $1,208 |
| Median home | $866,000 | $697,400 |
| Population | 4,839 | 2,629 |
| Commute to Downtown | 23 min | 19 min |
| Commute to University | 33 min | 29 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 17 min | 13 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Cedar-Isles-Dean | East Isles |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 47% | 46% |
| Median age | 43.5 | 43.5 |
| Median income | $135K | $103K |
| Part I per 1k | 32.7 | 95.4 |
| Groceries / 800m | 2 | 6 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 48 | 19 |
| Parks / 800m | 21 | 13 |
| 311 last 14 days | 7 | 31 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. CID is 36% above the 2024 city median. Isles is 12% below the 2024 city median.
Overlapping 5-year ACS windows (B25064), not asking rent. Census does not publish a rent series for each official neighborhood, so the line is the city place. Dashed marks are each area’s ACS 2024 median.
Which to pick
The same numbers as the table, in sentences. Nobody wins the city.
Pick Cedar-Isles-Dean if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 89 vs 21. Schools score 86 vs 64. Cedar-Isles-Dean is tagged family on this map; East Isles is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick East Isles if the rent gap is the point and you want the cafes and the night. ACS median rent is $1,208 vs $1,871. Vibe is 17 vs 8. Read both pages before you decide.
Cedar-Isles-Dean
Between Cedar Lake and the Isles. Quiet streets, a trail system, and a name that is three neighborhoods glued together.
$1,871 median rent · safety 89 · walk 12
East Isles
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search.
$1,208 median rent · safety 21 · walk 9
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Cedar-Isles-Dean or East Isles?
East Isles is the lower ACS median: $1,871 vs $1,208. About 46% rent in East Isles vs 47% in Cedar-Isles-Dean. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Cedar-Isles-Dean more walkable than East Isles?
Walk is basically a tie (12 vs 9). Count groceries if you care: 2 in Cedar-Isles-Dean vs 6 in East Isles, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Cedar-Isles-Dean or East Isles?
Cedar-Isles-Dean is the calmer Part I read (89 vs 21). Combined rate 32.7 vs 95.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Cedar-Isles-Dean or East Isles?
Cedar-Isles-Dean leads the school axis (86 vs 64). Nearby rating is 8.4 / 10 vs 7.8 / 10. Median age 43.5 vs 43.5. East Isles has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
23 minutes from Cedar-Isles-Dean to Downtown, 19 from East Isles. East Isles is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Cedar-Isles-Dean or East Isles: Lowry Hill. Mansions on the hill above the Walker. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes.
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.