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Lowry Hill
$1K ACS median rent
Mansions on the hill above the Walker. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes.
- Walk index
- 11
- Safety index
- 74
- Published fit
- 45
Family streets
Home→Minneapolis→East Isles
36fit
East Isles
Official neighborhood: East Isles
Published fit 36 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Minneapolis table. Your current weights score this 36.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and MPD retrieved 2026-09-01; OSM retrieved 2026-09-01. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search.
lake of the islesuptown
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
21
18 violent · 233 property · 95.4 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-29 vs city set
Schools
64
Rating 7.8 / 10 nearby+15 vs city set
Walk
9
OSM: 6 groceries · 11 cafes · 19 transit · 13 parks-13 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,208 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
17
OSM: 11 cafes · 33 restaurants · 7 bars · 13 parks-5 vs city set
Commute to work
From East Isles, a typical weekday is 19 min to Downtown, 29 min to University, 13 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Southwest is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
19 min
Nicollet, Target Field · at the city-set median
University
29 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · +4 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
13 min
Uptown and the lakes · -5 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Minutes are baked from neighborhood geography to three job centers — not Google, not this hour’s traffic.
Cost of living
The ACS median rent is $1,208 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 14% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($103K) could “afford” about $2,563 a month at 30% of pay.
46% of households rent. Median home value is $697,400.
ACS median rent
$1,208
30% income budget
$2,563
Rent / income
14%
Median home
$697,400
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. East 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. The dashed mark is this area’s ACS 2024 median.
HUD treats 30% of income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed. Method.
Within a walk
Within a short walk of this official neighborhood: 6 groceries, 11 cafes, 13 parks, and 19 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 13 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (19 stops or stations).
11 cafes and 33 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Minneapolis set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 13 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
2,629
Median age
43.5
Median income
$103K
Renters
46%
Bachelor+
77%
Violent / 1k
6.8
Property / 1k
88.6
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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Crime is MPD Part I reports per 1,000 ACS residents — not a judgment of who lives here. Home and rent figures are ACS medians, not live MLS. Read the method.
On the ground
What it is like to live here, beyond the scores.
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search — more lake path, fewer Hennepin bars than the Wedge. Houses and small apartments facing one of the city’s best winter walks.
You pay for the water. The trail is the amenity 12 months a year if you own the right coat. Weight the lake flag and walk. Nightlife is next door, which is the correct distance for a lot of people who outgrew the Wedge.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, Boston planning-neighborhood writing, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, and local writing, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Reported here lately
City 311 service requests in this official unit, last 14 days. This is what neighbors filed with the city — not a chat thread, and not part of the fit score.
31 reports
- Graffiti - Open3116
- Parking Violation - Open3115
- Parking Violation3
- Traffic Sign Repair - Open3112
- Illegal Dumping2
- Permit Question Callback
- Parking Violation - Open311
- Graffiti - Open311
- Development Coordinator
- Traffic Sign Repair - Open311
Minneapolis 311 (2026 public cases), last 14 days, mapped to official neighborhoods. Method.
On Reddit
Public posts from r/Minneapolis that mention this neighborhood. Not Nextdoor, not people on this block, and not part of the fit score.
No r/Minneapolis posts in this snapshot mentioned East Isles.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is East Isles safe?
East Isles shows more Part I than most of this Minneapolis set (safety 21 vs city 50). MPD logged 6.8 violent and 88.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 95.4 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in East Isles?
ACS median rent is $1,208 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 46% of households rent. Median home value is $697,400. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Isles walkable?
Walk is 9 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 6 groceries, 11 cafes, 19 transit stops, 13 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is East Isles good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.8 / 10. Median age is 43.5. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from East Isles?
19 typical weekday minutes to Downtown. Not the app on your phone this hour. Other job centers are further down this page.
How many people live in East Isles?
About 2,629 people. Median income $103K. 77% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to East Isles?
East Bde Maka Ska, Lowry Hill East, South Uptown sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with East Isles vs East Bde Maka Ska.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Minneapolis table. Distances here are not street geography.
East Isles vs East Bde Maka SkaEast Isles vs Lowry Hill EastEast Isles vs South Uptown
45fit
Whittier
$1K ACS median rent
Eat Street on Nicollet and a mix of old apartments. Denser and more restless than the Wedge.
- Walk index
- 27
- Safety index
- 47
- Published fit
- 45
Nightlife
44fit
South Uptown
$1K ACS median rent
Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East.
- Walk index
- 19
- Safety index
- 63
- Published fit
- 44
Nightlife
39fit
East Bde Maka Ska
$2K ACS median rent
The lake used to be Calhoun; the official name is East Bde Maka Ska. Beach, trail, and the west edge of Uptown.
- Walk index
- 0
- Safety index
- 79
- Published fit
- 39
WaterfrontFamily streets
37fit
Lowry Hill East
$1K ACS median rent
The Wedge is the search term; Lowry Hill East is the official polygon. Hennepin bars on one edge, quieter streets on the other. Part of what people call Uptown.
- Walk index
- 22
- Safety index
- 0
- Published fit
- 37
Nightlife