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East Isles vs Linden Hills
East Isles and Linden Hills are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Linden Hills is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 21). Walk is a wash (9 vs 6). 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 | Linden Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 95 |
| Schools | 64 | 93 |
| Walk | 9 | 6 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 5 |
| Median rent | $1,208 | $1,743 |
| Median home | $697,400 | $729,200 |
| Population | 2,629 | 4,385 |
| Commute to Downtown | 19 min | 27 min |
| Commute to University | 29 min | 36 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 13 min | 6 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Isles | Linden Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 46% | 31% |
| Median age | 43.5 | 41.1 |
| Median income | $103K | $117K |
| Part I per 1k | 95.4 | 24.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 6 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 19 | 31 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 13 |
| 311 last 14 days | 31 | 49 |
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. Linden is 27% above 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 the rent gap is the point and you want the cafes and the night. ACS median rent is $1,208 vs $1,743. Vibe is 17 vs 5. 19 vs 27 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Linden Hills if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 21. Schools score 93 vs 64. Linden Hills is tagged family on this map; East Isles is not. 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
Linden Hills
A village commercial node between Harriet and Bde Maka Ska. The southwest family read of the city.
$1,743 median rent · safety 95 · walk 6
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, East Isles or Linden Hills?
East Isles is the lower ACS median: $1,208 vs $1,743. About 46% rent in East Isles vs 31% in Linden Hills. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Isles more walkable than Linden Hills?
Walk is basically a tie (9 vs 6). Count groceries if you care: 6 in East Isles vs 2 in Linden Hills, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, East Isles or Linden Hills?
Linden Hills is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 21). Combined rate 24.1 vs 95.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Isles or Linden Hills?
Linden Hills leads the school axis (93 vs 64). Nearby rating is 8.6 / 10 vs 7.8 / 10. Median age 41.1 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 Linden Hills. East Isles is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Isles or Linden Hills: 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 SkaLinden Hills vs East Bde Maka Ska
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.