Minneapolis/Compare
Prospect Park vs South Uptown
Prospect Park and South Uptown are two official neighborhoods in Minneapolis. Prospect Park is the calmer Part I map (68 vs 63). Walk is a wash (16 vs 19). South Uptown has the lower ACS median ($1,337).
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 | Prospect Park | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Safety | 68 | 63 |
| Schools | 54 | 50 |
| Walk | 16 | 19 |
| Cost fit | 100 | 100 |
| Vibe | 16 | 16 |
| Median rent | $1,407 | $1,337 |
| Median home | $528,136 | $346,584 |
| Population | 8,619 | 7,016 |
| Commute to Downtown | 17 min | 22 min |
| Commute to University | 11 min | 31 min |
| Commute to Southwest | 34 min | 10 min |
Living numbers
Who rents, how old, how much crime, how many shops — beside the scores.
| Fact | Prospect Park | South Uptown |
|---|---|---|
| Renters | 80% | 69% |
| Median age | 24.3 | 32.3 |
| Median income | $49K | $72K |
| Part I per 1k | 43.7 | 48.8 |
| Groceries / 800m | 3 | 7 |
| Transit stops / 800m | 58 | 53 |
| Parks / 800m | 20 | 8 |
| 311 last 14 days | 56 | 44 |
Rent
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. Prospct is 3% above 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 Prospect Park if you want the quieter, family-leaning read. Prospect Park is tagged family on this map; South Uptown is not. Read both pages before you decide.
Pick South Uptown if you want the cafes and the night. Vibe is 16 vs 16. Read both pages before you decide.
Prospect Park
The Witch's Hat tower and a pocket of houses east of campus. Official name is Prospect Park - East River Road.
$1,407 median rent · safety 68 · walk 16
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, Prospect Park or South Uptown?
South Uptown is the lower ACS median: $1,407 vs $1,337. About 69% rent in South Uptown vs 80% in Prospect Park. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is Prospect Park more walkable than South Uptown?
Walk is basically a tie (16 vs 19). Count groceries if you care: 3 in Prospect Park vs 7 in South Uptown, inside 800 meters.
Which is safer on this map, Prospect Park or South Uptown?
Prospect Park is the calmer Part I read (68 vs 63). Combined rate 43.7 vs 48.8 per 1,000. Visitors count in those numbers.
Which scores higher for families, Prospect Park or South Uptown?
Prospect Park leads the school axis (54 vs 50). Nearby rating is 7.5 / 10 vs 7.4 / 10. Median age 24.3 vs 32.3. South Uptown has more of the night. Neither number is a school assignment.
Which has the shorter commute to Downtown?
17 minutes from Prospect Park to Downtown, 22 from South Uptown. Prospect Park is the shorter weekday. Not this hour's traffic.
If you drop both
Closest official neighborhood that is not Prospect 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.
Prospect 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.