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/Marcy-Holmes
46fit
Marcy-Holmes
Official neighborhood: Marcy Holmes
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Dinkytown is the search term; Marcy Holmes is the official neighborhood. Students, the river, and a short walk to campus.
marcy holmesdinkytowndinky town
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
58
77 violent · 781 property · 55.7 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+8 vs city set
Schools
36
Rating 7.0 / 10 nearby-13 vs city set
Walk
22
OSM: 4 groceries · 13 cafes · 46 transit · 34 parks0 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,288 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
32
OSM: 13 cafes · 35 restaurants · 6 bars · 34 parks+10 vs city set
Commute to work
From Marcy-Holmes, a typical weekday is 15 min to Downtown, 6 min to University, 36 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
University is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
15 min
Nicollet, Target Field · -4 min vs the city-set median
University
6 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · -19 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
Southwest
36 min
Uptown and the lakes · +18 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 $1,288 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 32% of median household income — over the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($48K) could “afford” about $1,211 a month at 30% of pay.
90% of households rent. Median home value is $363,570.
ACS median rent
$1,288
30% income budget
$1,211
Rent / income
32%
Median home
$363,570
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Marcy-Holmes is 6% 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: 4 groceries, 13 cafes, 34 parks, and 46 transit stops.
A grocery run on foot is possible; some trips will still need a ride. Parks are close — 34 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (46 stops or stations).
13 cafes and 35 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Minneapolis set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 10 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
15,393
Median age
25.4
Median income
$48K
Renters
90%
Bachelor+
61%
Violent / 1k
5.0
Property / 1k
50.7
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 4 census tracts · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
NightlifePlanned
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.
Dinkytown is the search term; Marcy-Holmes is the official neighborhood. Students, the river, and a short walk to campus. Game days are a civic event. The rest of the week is rentals, the St. Anthony Main edge, and a lot of bikes.
Families do live here, on the quieter streets toward the river. Most of the housing does not care. Weight cost and walk. If you are not tied to the U, North Loop is the downtown version of density without the syllabus.
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, 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.
75 reports
- Parking Violation - Open31115
- Parking Violation8
- Animal - Public Health6
- Business License Callback4
- Animal - Livability3
- Parking Violation
- Food Safety Callback
- Plan Review Callback
- Business License Callback
- Parking Violation - 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 Marcy-Holmes.
- Fun spots around Marcy-Holmes with gift cards?
r/Minneapolis · Aug 27 · 6 upvotes · 10 comments
- Dinkytown top floor 1br/1ba sublet $1185 available 2026-09-01
r/Minneapolis · Aug 26 · 1 comment
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 Marcy-Holmes safe?
Marcy-Holmes is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 58 vs city 50). MPD logged 5.0 violent and 50.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 55.7 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in Marcy-Holmes?
ACS median rent is $1,288 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 90% of households rent. Median home value is $363,570. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Marcy-Holmes walkable?
Walk is 22 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 4 groceries, 13 cafes, 46 transit stops, 34 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is Marcy-Holmes good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.0 / 10. Median age is 25.4. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from Marcy-Holmes?
15 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 Marcy-Holmes?
About 15,393 people. Median income $48K. 61% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to Marcy-Holmes?
St. Anthony West, Prospect Park, Downtown West sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with Marcy-Holmes vs St. Anthony West.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
Marcy-Holmes vs St. Anthony WestMarcy-Holmes vs Prospect ParkMarcy-Holmes vs Downtown West
52fit
North Loop
$2K median rent
Converted warehouses, Target Field, and the river trail. The official neighborhood is North Loop — search Warehouse District.
NightlifePlannedWaterfrontWalk 47Safety 32
44fit
Prospect Park
$1K median rent
The Witch's Hat tower and a pocket of houses east of campus. Official name is Prospect Park - East River Road.
Family streetsWalk 16Safety 68
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
32fit
St. Anthony West
$2K median rent
Nordeast on the west side of the river. Grain-belt bones, galleries, and a quieter read than the North Loop.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 2Safety 37