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King Field vs Linden Hills
King Field and Linden Hills are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Linden Hills is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 84). King Field wins the errand count. King Field has the lower ACS median ($1,343).
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 | King Field | Linden Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 84 | 95 |
| Schools | 79 | 93 |
| Walk | 19 | 6 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 0 | 5 |
| Median rent | $1,343 | $1,743 |
| Median home | $390,117 | $729,200 |
| Population | 8,118 | 4,385 |
| Commute to Downtown | 27 min | 27 min |
| Commute to University | 34 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 | King Field | Linden Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 38% | 31% |
| Median age | 35.2 | 41.1 |
| Median income | $98K | $117K |
| Part I per 1k | 36.5 | 24.1 |
| Groceries / 800m | 4 | 2 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 77 | 31 |
| Parks / 800m | 5 | 13 |
| 311 last 14 days | 56 | 49 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. King Fd is 2% 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 King Field if the rent gap is the point and you want the errands on foot. ACS median rent is $1,343 vs $1,743. Walk is 19 vs 6. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Linden Hills if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 93 vs 79. Safety is 95 vs 84. Read both pages before you decide.
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
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, King Field or Linden Hills?
King Field is the lower ACS median: $1,343 vs $1,743. About 38% rent in King Field vs 31% in Linden Hills. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is King Field more walkable than Linden Hills?
King Field wins the errand count (walk 19 vs 6). Groceries inside 800 meters: 4 vs 2. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, King Field or Linden Hills?
Linden Hills is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 84). Combined rate 24.1 vs 36.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, King Field or Linden Hills?
Linden Hills leads the school axis (93 vs 79). Nearby rating is 8.6 / 10 vs 8.2 / 10. Median age 41.1 vs 35.2. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
27 minutes from King Field to Downtown, 27 from Linden Hills. A wash on this estimate. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not King Field or Linden Hills: Fulton. 50th & France on the Edina line and the lowest violent rate in this set. Quiet streets, high incomes, a bus ride from downtown.
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.