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Downtown West
$2K ACS median rent
Nicollet Mall, office towers, and a crime rate that visitor traffic inflates. Walk scores max; evening quiet depends on the block.
- Walk index
- 100
- Safety index
- 16
- Published fit
- 77
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North Loop
Official neighborhood: North Loop
Published fit 52 uses default walkable weights and a $2,500 ACS rent budget — the same number as the Minneapolis table. Your current weights score this 52.
Data period. ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026. ACS and MPD retrieved 2026-09-01; OSM retrieved 2026-09-01. Editorial copy last revised Sep 2026.
Converted warehouses, Target Field, and the river trail. The official neighborhood is North Loop — search Warehouse District.
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Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this published score
Default walkable weights, $2,500 ACS rent budget. Same axes as the city table and the FAQ.
Safety
32
70 violent · 544 property · 79.3 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)-18 vs city set
Schools
18
Rating 6.5 / 10 nearby-31 vs city set
Walk
47
OSM: 6 groceries · 12 cafes · 115 transit · 32 parks+25 vs city set
Cost
100
$2,120 ACS median vs published $2,500 rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
42
OSM: 12 cafes · 48 restaurants · 29 bars · 32 parks+20 vs city set
Commute to work
From North Loop, a typical weekday is 11 min to Downtown, 17 min to University, 31 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Downtown is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
11 min
Nicollet, Target Field · -8 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
University
17 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · -8 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
31 min
Uptown and the lakes · +13 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 $2,120 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 20% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($128K) could “afford” about $3,206 a month at 30% of pay.
77% of households rent. Median home value is $422,283.
ACS median rent
$2,120
30% income budget
$3,206
Rent / income
20%
Median home
$422,283
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. North Loop is 55% above 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: 6 groceries, 12 cafes, 32 parks, and 115 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 32 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (115 stops or stations).
12 cafes and 48 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Minneapolis set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 13 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
7,737
Median age
33.2
Median income
$128K
Renters
77%
Bachelor+
77%
Violent / 1k
9.0
Property / 1k
70.3
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
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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.
North Loop is converted warehouses, Target Field, and the river trail — Mpls With Love’s 2026 pick for walkable urban life. Condos, almost no single-family homes, HOA fees in the fine print. Search Warehouse District; the official name is North Loop. Young professionals who want dinner on foot and a stadium on the calendar land here.
It is polished and curated, which is either the appeal or the tell. Parking is tight; the river trail is the park. Weight walk and vibe. If you need a house and a lake, Linden Hills is the other Minneapolis. If you need cheaper density, Whittier.
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, Philadelphia neighborhood writing, Portland neighborhood writing, Washington neighborhood-cluster 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.
29 reports
- Parking Violation6
- Sidewalk Structural - Open3113
- Noise Pollution2
- Special Sweep2
- Graffiti - Open3112
- Parking Violation
- Parking Violation
- Parking Violation
- Commercial Food Safety/Sanitation
- Permit Question Callback
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 North Loop.
- People pack a North Loop Neighborhood Association meeting over proposed data center
r/Minneapolis · Aug 20 · 434 upvotes · 41 comments
- A data center is an odd fit for the increasingly valuable North Loop in Minneapolis
r/Minneapolis · Aug 7 · 332 upvotes · 57 comments
- North Loop Data Center
r/Minneapolis · Aug 16 · 47 upvotes · 29 comments
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 North Loop safe?
North Loop shows more Part I than most of this Minneapolis set (safety 32 vs city 50). MPD logged 9.0 violent and 70.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 79.3 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in North Loop?
ACS median rent is $2,120 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 77% of households rent. Median home value is $422,283. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is North Loop walkable?
Walk is 47 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — some errands work on foot; some still need a ride. Inside 800 meters: 6 groceries, 12 cafes, 115 transit stops, 32 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is North Loop good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 6.5 / 10. Median age is 33.2. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from North Loop?
11 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 North Loop?
About 7,737 people. Median income $128K. 77% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to North Loop?
Downtown West, Loring Park, St. Anthony West sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with North Loop vs Downtown West.
Next door
Closest on this schematic map, scored with the same published walkable weights as the Minneapolis table. Distances here are not street geography.
North Loop vs Downtown WestNorth Loop vs Loring ParkNorth Loop vs St. Anthony West
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Loring Park
$1K ACS median rent
The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop.
- Walk index
- 54
- Safety index
- 53
- Published fit
- 65
Waterfront
46fit
Marcy-Holmes
$1K ACS median rent
Dinkytown is the search term; Marcy Holmes is the official neighborhood. Students, the river, and a short walk to campus.
- Walk index
- 22
- Safety index
- 58
- Published fit
- 46
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Seward
$986 ACS median rent
Co-ops, the Midtown Greenway, and a river-adjacent grid south of the University. Progressive without downtown prices.
- Walk index
- 25
- Safety index
- 42
- Published fit
- 42
Planned
32fit
St. Anthony West
$2K ACS median rent
Nordeast on the west side of the river. Grain-belt bones, galleries, and a quieter read than the North Loop.
- Walk index
- 2
- Safety index
- 37
- Published fit
- 32
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