77fit
Downtown West
$2K ACS median rent
Nicollet Mall, office towers, and a crime rate that visitor traffic inflates. Walk scores max; evening quiet depends on the block.
- Walk index
- 100
- Safety index
- 16
- Published fit
- 77
NightlifePlanned
Home→Minneapolis→Longfellow
30fit
Longfellow
Official neighborhood: Longfellow
Published fit 30 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Minneapolis table. Your current weights score this 30.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and MPD retrieved 2026-09-01; OSM retrieved 2026-09-01. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Hiawatha, the creek, and a south-east grid that still feels like a neighborhood. More house than loft.
minnehaha
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
5
46 violent · 611 property · 113.0 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-45 vs city set
Schools
50
Rating 7.4 / 10 nearby+1 vs city set
Walk
10
OSM: 2 groceries · 5 cafes · 52 transit · 5 parks-12 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,195 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
1
OSM: 5 cafes · 10 restaurants · 5 bars · 5 parks-21 vs city set
Commute to work
From Longfellow, a typical weekday is 22 min to Downtown, 19 min to University, 33 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
University is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
22 min
Nicollet, Target Field · +3 min vs the city-set median
University
19 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · -6 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Southwest
33 min
Uptown and the lakes · +15 min vs the city-set median
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 $1,195 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 19% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($77K) could “afford” about $1,934 a month at 30% of pay.
57% of households rent. Median home value is $327,552.
ACS median rent
$1,195
30% income budget
$1,934
Rent / income
19%
Median home
$327,552
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Longfellow is 13% below 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, 5 parks, and 52 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 5 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (52 stops or stations).
5 cafes and 10 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
5,812
Median age
36.7
Median income
$77K
Renters
57%
Bachelor+
40%
Violent / 1k
7.9
Property / 1k
105.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Family streets
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.
Hiawatha, Minnehaha Creek, and a south-east grid that still feels like a neighborhood. Mpls With Love files it as value, bikeable via the Greenway, still rebuilding around Lake Street. More house than loft. The falls are a city park, which is an underrated way to live.
Crime and recovery are part of the honest listing, not a footnote. Weight cost and the lake/creek. Downtown is a train on Hiawatha. Compare to King Field for a west-of-the-creek version of family south.
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, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, Portland neighborhood writing, Washington neighborhood-cluster 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.
87 reports
- Graffiti - Open31116
- Parking Violation - Open3117
- Abandoned Vehicle6
- Parking Violation5
- Graffiti complaint / reporting5
- Graffiti - Open311
- Water Service Issue
- Licensing
- Rental License Followup
- Graffiti - Open311
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 Longfellow.
- Cornish Meat Pasty from Merlin’s Rest over on Lake Street in Longfellow, right outside the Lake and 36th B Line Station and right along the Route 9 bus
r/Minneapolis · Aug 27 · 246 upvotes · 22 comments
- Daycare in Seward, Longfellow or Corcoran
r/Minneapolis · Aug 19 · 3 upvotes · 11 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 Longfellow safe?
Longfellow shows more Part I than most of this Minneapolis set (safety 5 vs city 50). MPD logged 7.9 violent and 105.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 113.0 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Longfellow?
ACS median rent is $1,195 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 57% of households rent. Median home value is $327,552. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Longfellow walkable?
Walk is 10 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 2 groceries, 5 cafes, 52 transit stops, 5 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Longfellow good for families?
The scores lean family relative to this city set. Nearby school rating is 7.4 / 10. Median age is 36.7. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Longfellow?
22 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 Longfellow?
About 5,812 people. Median income $77K. 40% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Longfellow?
Prospect Park, Powderhorn Park, Seward sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Longfellow vs Prospect Park.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Minneapolis table. Distances here are not street geography.
Longfellow vs Prospect ParkLongfellow vs Powderhorn ParkLongfellow vs Seward
46fit
Marcy-Holmes
$1K ACS median rent
Dinkytown is the search term; Marcy Holmes is the official neighborhood. Students, the river, and a short walk to campus.
- Walk index
- 22
- Safety index
- 58
- Published fit
- 46
NightlifePlanned
44fit
Prospect Park
$1K ACS median rent
The Witch's Hat tower and a pocket of houses east of campus. Official name is Prospect Park - East River Road.
- Walk index
- 16
- Safety index
- 68
- Published fit
- 44
Family streets
42fit
Seward
$986 ACS median rent
Co-ops, the Midtown Greenway, and a river-adjacent grid south of the University. Progressive without downtown prices.
- Walk index
- 25
- Safety index
- 42
- Published fit
- 42
Planned
35fit
Powderhorn Park
$1K ACS median rent
The park is a bowl; the streets around it are still mixed. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly.
- Walk index
- 23
- Safety index
- 26
- Published fit
- 35