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East Isles vs King Field
East Isles and King Field are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. King Field is the calmer Part I map (84 vs 21). King Field wins the errand count. 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 | East Isles | King Field |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 84 |
| Schools | 64 | 79 |
| Walk | 9 | 19 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 0 |
| Median rent | $1,208 | $1,343 |
| Median home | $697,400 | $390,117 |
| Population | 2,629 | 8,118 |
| Commute to Downtown | 19 min | 27 min |
| Commute to University | 29 min | 34 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 13 min | 13 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Isles | King Field |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 46% | 38% |
| Median age | 43.5 | 35.2 |
| Median income | $103K | $98K |
| Part I per 1k | 95.4 | 36.5 |
| Groceries / 800m | 6 | 4 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 19 | 77 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 5 |
| 311 last 14 days | 31 | 56 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Isles is 12% below the 2024 city median. King Fd is 2% 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 East Isles if you want the cafes and the night and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Vibe is 17 vs 0. 19 vs 27 minutes to Downtown. ACS median rent is $1,208 vs $1,343. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick King Field if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 84 vs 21. Schools score 79 vs 64. Walk is 19 vs 9. Read both pages before you decide.
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
King Field
Bungalows, a commercial strip, and a south-side family default between Whittier and Minnehaha Creek.
$1,343 median rent · safety 84 · walk 19
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, East Isles or King Field?
East Isles is the lower ACS median: $1,208 vs $1,343. About 46% rent in East Isles vs 38% in King Field. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Isles more walkable than King Field?
King Field wins the errand count (walk 9 vs 19). Groceries inside 800 meters: 6 vs 4. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, East Isles or King Field?
King Field is the calmer Part I read (84 vs 21). Combined rate 36.5 vs 95.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Isles or King Field?
King Field leads the school axis (79 vs 64). Nearby rating is 8.2 / 10 vs 7.8 / 10. Median age 35.2 vs 43.5. East Isles has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
19 minutes from East Isles to Downtown, 27 from King Field. East Isles is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Isles or King Field: East Bde Maka Ska. The lake used to be Calhoun; the official name is East Bde Maka Ska. Beach, trail, and the west edge of Uptown.
East Isles vs East Bde Maka SkaKing Field vs East Bde Maka Ska
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.