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Lyndale vs Powderhorn Park
Lyndale and Powderhorn Park are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Powderhorn Park is the calmer Part I map (26 vs 11). Walk is a wash (19 vs 23). Lyndale has the lower ACS median ($1,112).
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 | Lyndale | Powderhorn Park |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 26 |
| Schools | 14 | 7 |
| Walk | 19 | 23 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 10 |
| Median rent | $1,112 | $1,329 |
| Median home | $339,300 | $315,430 |
| Population | 3,933 | 5,409 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 17 min |
| Commute to University | 29 min | 21 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 17 min | 23 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Lyndale | Powderhorn Park |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 77% | 44% |
| Median age | 31.5 | 35.3 |
| Median income | $53K | $74K |
| Part I per 1k | 112.4 | 90.6 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 10 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 62 | 60 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 20 |
| 311 last 14 days | 65 | 72 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Lyndale is 19% below the 2024 city median. Pwdhorn is 3% 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 Lyndale if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,112 vs $1,329. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick Powderhorn Park if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the shorter ride to Downtown is the point. Safety is 26 vs 11. 17 vs 24 minutes to Downtown. Read both pages before you decide.
Lyndale
South of Whittier on the same grid. More houses, still a bus on Lyndale, still inner south.
$1,112 median rent · safety 11 · walk 19
Powderhorn Park
The park is a bowl; the streets around it are still mixed. Safety scores tell you to weight it honestly.
$1,329 median rent · safety 26 · walk 23
Common questions
Same pair, said in questions. The numbers are in the tables.
Which is cheaper, Lyndale or Powderhorn Park?
Lyndale is the lower ACS median: $1,112 vs $1,329. About 77% rent in Lyndale vs 44% in Powderhorn Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Lyndale more walkable than Powderhorn Park?
Walk is basically a tie (19 vs 23). Count groceries if you care: 5 in Lyndale vs 10 in Powderhorn Park, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Lyndale or Powderhorn Park?
Powderhorn Park is the calmer Part I read (26 vs 11). Combined rate 90.6 vs 112.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Lyndale or Powderhorn Park?
Lyndale leads the school axis (14 vs 7). Nearby rating is 6.4 / 10 vs 6.2 / 10. Median age 31.5 vs 35.3. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Lyndale to Downtown, 17 from Powderhorn Park. Powderhorn Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Lyndale or Powderhorn Park: Whittier. Eat Street on Nicollet and a mix of old apartments. Denser and more restless than the Wedge.
Scores are relative among official Minneapolis neighborhoods with the same editorial weights. Read the method.