77fit
Downtown West
$2K median rent
Nicollet Mall, office towers, and a crime rate that visitor traffic inflates. Walk scores max; evening quiet depends on the block.
NightlifePlannedWalk 100Safety 16
Minneapolis/Loring Park
65fit
Loring Park
Official neighborhood: Loring Park
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop.
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Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
53
112 violent · 508 property · 57.5 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+3 vs city set
Schools
29
Rating 6.8 / 10 nearby-20 vs city set
Walk
54
OSM: 3 groceries · 8 cafes · 73 transit · 122 parks+32 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,187 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
84
OSM: 8 cafes · 25 restaurants · 10 bars · 122 parks+62 vs city set
Commute to work
From Loring Park, a typical weekday is 12 min to Downtown, 22 min to University, 21 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
12 min
Nicollet, Target Field · -7 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
University
22 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · -3 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
21 min
Uptown and the lakes · +3 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
ACS median gross rent is $1,187 across all occupied rental units — studios through large apartments mixed together, not a live 1-bed or 2-bed quote.
That is 26% of median household income — under the 30% HUD cost-burden line. A household at this area’s median income ($54K) could “afford” about $1,359 a month at 30% of gross pay.
78% of households rent. Median home value is $236,207.
ACS median rent
$1,187
30% income budget
$1,359
Rent / income
26%
Median home
$236,207
HUD treats 30% of gross household income as the cost-burden line. We do not split ACS median rent into 1-bed vs 2-bed — that table is all occupied rental units. Method.
Within a walk
Inside the official neighborhood or within 800 meters of its centroid, OpenStreetMap maps 3 groceries, 8 cafes, 122 parks, and 73 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 122 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (73 stops or stations).
8 cafes and 25 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Minneapolis set.
Counts from OpenStreetMap, 800 m. Not a Walk Score license. Groceries here beat 8 of 19 other areas in this city set.
Population
10,789
Median age
35.6
Median income
$54K
Renters
78%
Bachelor+
57%
Violent / 1k
10.4
Property / 1k
47.1
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 3 census tracts · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Waterfront
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.
The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop. Basilica bells, a pond, and a 1970s-to-now stack of buildings facing the grass. People who work downtown and want a named park instead of a trail land here.
Nightlife is a short walk to the core or to the Wedge. The park has the usual downtown-park after-dark caveats — tour it at night. Weight walk. Families who want lakes go west; this is the inner-park compromise.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, and local coverage, 2025–2026. Editorial — not part of the fit score.
Common questions
Answers from the same ACS, crime, and OSM figures on this page.
Is Loring Park safe?
On this map Loring Park sits near the middle of the Minneapolis set for crime (safety 53 vs city 50). MPD logged 10.4 violent and 47.1 property incidents per 1,000 ACS residents — 57.5 combined. Rates mix residents and visitors. They are not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Loring Park?
ACS median rent is $1,187. Median home value is $236,207. About 78% of households rent. These are survey medians, not this week's listings.
Is Loring Park walkable?
Walk scores 54 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you can walk some errands, but it is not the densest pocket in the city. OpenStreetMap counts within 800 meters: 3 groceries, 8 cafes, 73 transit stops, 122 parks.
Is Loring Park good for families?
Nightlife and visitor traffic show up in the amenity mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.8 / 10. Median age is 35.6.
How long is the commute from Loring Park?
Typical weekday minutes to Downtown: 12. Not live traffic. Open the neighborhood page for the other job centers in Minneapolis.
How many people live in Loring Park?
About 10,789 residents, median income $54K, 57% with a bachelor's or higher. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM.
What neighborhoods are next to Loring Park?
Closest on this map: Lowry Hill, Lowry Hill East, Downtown West. Compare Loring Park vs Lowry Hill if you are deciding between two official neighborhoods.
Next door
Adjacent on the neighborhood map, ranked with your weights.
Loring Park vs Lowry HillLoring Park vs Lowry Hill EastLoring Park vs Downtown West
45fit
Lowry Hill
$1K median rent
Mansions on the hill above the Walker. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes.
Family streetsWalk 11Safety 74
42fit
Seward
$986 median rent
Co-ops, the Midtown Greenway, and a river-adjacent grid south of the University. Progressive without downtown prices.
PlannedWalk 25Safety 42
37fit
Lowry Hill East
$1K median rent
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.
NightlifeWalk 22Safety 0
36fit
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