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King Field
$1K median rent
Bungalows, a commercial strip, and a south-side family default between Whittier and Minnehaha Creek.
Family streetsWalk 19Safety 84
Minneapolis/Linden Hills
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Linden Hills
Official neighborhood: Linden Hills
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
A village commercial node between Harriet and Bde Maka Ska. The southwest family read of the city.
linden hills minneapolis
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
95
5 violent · 101 property · 24.1 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+45 vs city set
Schools
93
Rating 8.6 / 10 nearby+44 vs city set
Walk
6
OSM: 2 groceries · 5 cafes · 31 transit · 13 parks-16 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,743 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
5
OSM: 5 cafes · 12 restaurants · 1 bars · 13 parks-17 vs city set
Commute to work
From Linden Hills, a typical weekday is 27 min to Downtown, 36 min to University, 6 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Southwest is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
27 min
Nicollet, Target Field · +8 min vs the city-set median
University
36 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · +11 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
6 min
Uptown and the lakes · -12 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 $1,743 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 18% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($117K) could “afford” about $2,933 a month at 30% of pay.
31% of households rent. Median home value is $729,200.
ACS median rent
$1,743
30% income budget
$2,933
Rent / income
18%
Median home
$729,200
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Linden Hills 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. 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: 2 groceries, 5 cafes, 13 parks, and 31 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 13 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (31 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 12 restaurants sit in the same radius.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 6 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
4,385
Median age
41.1
Median income
$117K
Renters
31%
Bachelor+
86%
Violent / 1k
1.1
Property / 1k
23.0
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 1 census tract · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streetsWaterfront
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.
A village commercial node between Harriet and Bde Maka Ska. Mpls With Love’s 2026 family pick — small-town feel, lakes you can walk to, prices in the mid-to-high six figures. Well-maintained, insular, overwhelmingly that southwest-Minneapolis demographic.
The village is real: bookstore, ice cream, a street you run into people on. Downtown is a commitment. Weight family, lake, and schools. If you wanted warehouses and a stadium, North Loop is the other city.
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, 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.
49 reports
- Animal - Livability6
- Parking Violation4
- Parking Violation - Open3114
- Animal - Public Health2
- Sidewalk Structural - Open3112
- Animal - Livability
- Animal - Public Health
- Animal - Livability
- Special Sweep
- Parking Violation
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.
In r/Minneapolis lately: a few posts that name Linden Hills.
- The end of an Era in Linden Hills
r/Minneapolis · Aug 28 · 147 upvotes · 26 comments
- Streetcar Row in Linden Hills
r/Minneapolis · Aug 8 · 28 upvotes · 16 comments
- Got hit by car in Linden Hills: 8/22/26 [about 6pm].
r/Minneapolis · Aug 25 · 40 upvotes · 3 comments
The line above is a reading of the titles, not a verdict. Up to 3 links, last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is Linden Hills safe?
Linden Hills sits on the quieter side of this Minneapolis map (safety 95 vs city 50). MPD logged 1.1 violent and 23.0 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 24.1 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Linden Hills?
ACS median rent is $1,743 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 31% of households rent. Median home value is $729,200. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Linden Hills walkable?
Walk is 6 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 2 groceries, 5 cafes, 31 transit stops, 13 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Linden Hills good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 8.6 / 10. Median age is 41.1. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Linden Hills?
27 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 Linden Hills?
About 4,385 people. Median income $117K. 86% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Linden Hills?
South Uptown, East Bde Maka Ska, Fulton sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Linden Hills vs South Uptown.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Linden Hills vs South UptownLinden Hills vs East Bde Maka SkaLinden Hills vs Fulton
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Fulton
$2K median rent
50th & France on the Edina line and the lowest violent rate in this set. Quiet streets, high incomes, a bus ride from downtown.
Family streetsWalk 6Safety 100
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South Uptown
$1K median rent
Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East.
NightlifeWalk 19Safety 63
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East Bde Maka Ska
$2K median rent
The lake used to be Calhoun; the official name is East Bde Maka Ska. Beach, trail, and the west edge of Uptown.
WaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 0Safety 79
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East Isles
$1K median rent
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 9Safety 21