Minneapolis/Compare
Lyndale vs South Uptown
Lyndale and South Uptown are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. South Uptown is the calmer Part I map (63 vs 11). Walk is a wash (19 vs 19). 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 | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 11 | 63 |
| Schools | 14 | 50 |
| Walk | 19 | 19 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 11 | 16 |
| Median rent | $1,112 | $1,337 |
| Median home | $339,300 | $346,584 |
| Population | 3,933 | 7,016 |
| Commute to Downtown | 24 min | 22 min |
| Commute to University | 29 min | 31 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 17 min | 10 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Lyndale | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 77% | 69% |
| Median age | 31.5 | 32.3 |
| Median income | $53K | $72K |
| Part I per 1k | 112.4 | 48.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 5 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 62 | 53 |
| Parks / 800m | 13 | 8 |
| 311 last 14 days | 65 | 44 |
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. 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 Lyndale if the rent gap is the point. ACS median rent is $1,112 vs $1,337. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick South Uptown if the quieter map matters more than the scene and the school rating nearby is the point. Safety is 63 vs 11. Schools score 50 vs 14. Vibe is 16 vs 11. 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
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, Lyndale or South Uptown?
Lyndale is the lower ACS median: $1,112 vs $1,337. About 77% rent in Lyndale vs 69% in South Uptown. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Lyndale more walkable than South Uptown?
Walk is basically a tie (19 vs 19). Count groceries if you care: 5 in Lyndale vs 7 in South Uptown, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Lyndale or South Uptown?
South Uptown is the calmer Part I read (63 vs 11). Combined rate 48.8 vs 112.4 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Lyndale or South Uptown?
South Uptown leads the school axis (50 vs 14). Nearby rating is 7.4 / 10 vs 6.4 / 10. Median age 32.3 vs 31.5. Lyndale has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
24 minutes from Lyndale to Downtown, 22 from South Uptown. South Uptown is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Lyndale or South Uptown: 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.