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Loring Park vs South Uptown
Loring Park and South Uptown are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. South Uptown is the calmer Part I map (63 vs 53). Loring Park wins the errand count. Loring Park has the lower ACS median ($1,187).
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 | Loring Park | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 53 | 63 |
| Schools | 29 | 50 |
| Walk | 54 | 19 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 84 | 16 |
| Median rent | $1,187 | $1,337 |
| Median home | $236,207 | $346,584 |
| Population | 10,789 | 7,016 |
| Commute to Downtown | 12 min | 22 min |
| Commute to University | 22 min | 31 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 21 min | 10 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Loring Park | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 78% | 69% |
| Median age | 35.6 | 32.3 |
| Median income | $54K | $72K |
| Part I per 1k | 57.5 | 48.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 73 | 53 |
| Parks / 800m | 122 | 8 |
| 311 last 14 days | 50 | 44 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Loring is 13% below the 2024 city median. S Uptown is 2% 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. 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 Loring Park if you want the cafes and the night and you want the errands on foot. Vibe is 84 vs 16. Walk is 54 vs 19. 12 vs 22 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick South Uptown if the school rating nearby is the point and the quieter map matters more than the scene. Schools score 50 vs 29. Safety is 63 vs 53. Read both pages before you decide.
Loring Park
The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop.
$1,187 median rent · safety 53 · walk 54
South Uptown
Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East.
$1,337 median rent · safety 63 · walk 19
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Loring Park or South Uptown?
Loring Park is the lower ACS median: $1,187 vs $1,337. About 78% rent in Loring Park vs 69% in South Uptown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Loring Park more walkable than South Uptown?
Loring Park wins the errand count (walk 54 vs 19). Groceries inside 800 meters: 3 vs 7. Not a Walk Score license.
Which is safer on this map, Loring Park or South Uptown?
South Uptown is the calmer Part I read (63 vs 53). Combined rate 48.8 vs 57.5 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Loring Park or South Uptown?
South Uptown leads the school axis (50 vs 29). Nearby rating is 7.4 / 10 vs 6.8 / 10. Median age 32.3 vs 35.6. Loring Park has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
12 minutes from Loring Park to Downtown, 22 from South Uptown. Loring Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Loring Park or South Uptown: Lowry Hill East. 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.
Loring Park vs Lowry Hill EastSouth Uptown vs Lowry Hill East
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.