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Linden Hills vs St. Anthony West
Linden Hills and St. Anthony West are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Linden Hills is the calmer Part I map (95 vs 37). Walk is a wash (6 vs 2). Linden Hills has the lower ACS median ($1,743).
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 | Linden Hills | St. Anthony West |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 95 | 37 |
| Schools | 93 | 43 |
| Walk | 6 | 2 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 5 | 8 |
| Median rent | $1,743 | $1,809 |
| Median home | $729,200 | $390,100 |
| Population | 4,385 | 2,161 |
| Commute to Downtown | 27 min | 17 min |
| Commute to University | 36 min | 11 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 6 min | 38 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Linden Hills | St. Anthony West |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 31% | 80% |
| Median age | 41.1 | 35.8 |
| Median income | $117K | $82K |
| Part I per 1k | 24.1 | 70.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 2 | 1 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 31 | 17 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 19 |
| 311 last 14 days | 49 | 44 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Linden is 27% above the 2024 city median. St Ant W is 32% 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 Linden Hills if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 95 vs 37. Schools score 93 vs 43. Linden Hills is tagged family on this map; St. Anthony West is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick St. Anthony West if the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. 17 vs 27 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
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
St. Anthony West
Nordeast on the west side of the river. Grain-belt bones, galleries, and a quieter read than the North Loop.
$1,809 median rent · safety 37 · walk 2
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Linden Hills or St. Anthony West?
Linden Hills is the lower ACS median: $1,743 vs $1,809. About 31% rent in Linden Hills vs 80% in St. Anthony West. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Linden Hills more walkable than St. Anthony West?
Walk is basically a tie (6 vs 2). Count groceries if you care: 2 in Linden Hills vs 1 in St. Anthony West, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Linden Hills or St. Anthony West?
Linden Hills is the calmer Part I read (95 vs 37). Combined rate 24.1 vs 70.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Linden Hills or St. Anthony West?
Linden Hills leads the school axis (93 vs 43). Nearby rating is 8.6 / 10 vs 7.2 / 10. Median age 41.1 vs 35.8. St. Anthony West has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
27 minutes from Linden Hills to Downtown, 17 from St. Anthony West. St. Anthony West is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Linden Hills or St. Anthony West: South Uptown. Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East.
Linden Hills vs South UptownSt. Anthony West vs South Uptown
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.