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East Isles vs Whittier
East Isles and Whittier are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Whittier is the calmer Part I map (47 vs 21). Whittier 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 | Whittier |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 21 | 47 |
| Schools | 64 | 29 |
| Walk | 9 | 27 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 17 | 27 |
| Median rent | $1,208 | $1,376 |
| Median home | $697,400 | $350,950 |
| Population | 2,629 | 18,575 |
| Commute to Downtown | 19 min | 19 min |
| Commute to University | 29 min | 26 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 13 min | 16 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | East Isles | Whittier |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 46% | 89% |
| Median age | 43.5 | 29.6 |
| Median income | $103K | $58K |
| Part I per 1k | 95.4 | 58.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 6 | 12 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 19 | 57 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 17 |
| 311 last 14 days | 31 | 107 |
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. Whittier is 0% 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 school rating nearby is the point and the rent gap is the point. Schools score 64 vs 29. ACS median rent is $1,208 vs $1,376. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Whittier if the quieter map matters more than the scene and you want the errands on foot. Safety is 47 vs 21. Walk is 27 vs 9. Vibe is 27 vs 17. 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
Whittier
Eat Street on Nicollet and a mix of old apartments. Denser and more restless than the Wedge.
$1,376 median rent · safety 47 · walk 27
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, East Isles or Whittier?
East Isles is the lower ACS median: $1,208 vs $1,376. About 46% rent in East Isles vs 89% in Whittier. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is East Isles more walkable than Whittier?
Whittier wins the errand count (walk 9 vs 27). Groceries inside 800 meters: 6 vs 12. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, East Isles or Whittier?
Whittier is the calmer Part I read (47 vs 21). Combined rate 58.1 vs 95.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, East Isles or Whittier?
East Isles leads the school axis (64 vs 29). Nearby rating is 7.8 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 43.5 vs 29.6. Whittier 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, 19 from Whittier. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not East Isles or Whittier: Lowry Hill East. 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.
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.