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King Field
$1K median rent
Bungalows, a commercial strip, and a south-side family default between Whittier and Minnehaha Creek.
Family streetsWalk 19Safety 84
Minneapolis/South Uptown
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South Uptown
Official neighborhood: South Uptown
Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026
Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East.
caraguptown
Best in Minneapolis for familiesWalkable MinneapolisUnder $2,500 rent
Why this score
Safety
63
32 violent · 310 property · 48.8 per 1k (Oct 2025 – Sep 2026)+13 vs city set
Schools
50
Rating 7.4 / 10 nearby+1 vs city set
Walk
19
OSM: 7 groceries · 11 cafes · 53 transit · 8 parks-3 vs city set
Cost
100
$1,337 ACS median vs your rent budget0 vs city set
Vibe
16
OSM: 11 cafes · 37 restaurants · 10 bars · 8 parks-6 vs city set
Commute to work
From South Uptown, a typical weekday is 22 min to Downtown, 31 min to University, 10 min to Southwest. Not live traffic.
Southwest is the fastest of these three job centers from here.
Downtown
22 min
Nicollet, Target Field · +3 min vs the city-set median
University
31 min
Dinkytown, East Bank · +6 min vs the city-set median
Southwest
10 min
Uptown and the lakes · -8 min vs the city-set median · fastest of these three
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 $1,337 — every occupied rental mixed together, not the 1-bed in the window.
That is 22% of median household income — under the 30% HUD line. A household at this area’s median income ($72K) could “afford” about $1,812 a month at 30% of pay.
69% of households rent. Median home value is $346,584.
ACS median rent
$1,337
30% income budget
$1,812
Rent / income
22%
Median home
$346,584
Rent since 2014
ACS 5-year median gross rent for Minneapolis city. Up 61% since 2014. South 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. 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: 7 groceries, 11 cafes, 8 parks, and 53 transit stops.
Daily errands and coffee are realistic on foot. Parks are close — 8 mapped parks in that radius. Transit is dense (53 stops or stations).
11 cafes and 37 restaurants make this one of the busier food pockets in the Minneapolis set.
OpenStreetMap, 800 meters. Not a Walk Score license. More groceries than 15 of the other 19 areas in this city.
Population
7,016
Median age
32.3
Median income
$72K
Renters
69%
Bachelor+
63%
Violent / 1k
4.6
Property / 1k
44.2
ACS 2024 5-year (2020-2024) · 2 census tracts · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM 2026-09-01
Nightlife
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.
Formerly CARAG. The south half of the Uptown bar shed, with more houses than Lowry Hill East. Bde Maka Ska is close; Hennepin is still in earshot on the north edge. It is the Uptown you can actually put a stroller in.
Building stock is mixed — handsome foursquares, tired rentals, new infill. Weight walk. Compare to Lyndale if you want to keep sliding south into more house and less scene.
Compiled from Zillow neighborhood guides, 5280 Magazine, Chicago and San Francisco resident guides, Mpls With Love, Eastside LA reporting, Seattle Times coverage, 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.
44 reports
- Parking Violation - Open31110
- Parking Violation6
- Abandoned Vehicle5
- Solid Waste Overflowing Litter - Open3113
- Graffiti complaint / reporting3
- Homeless Encampment
- Parking Violation - Open311
- Parking Violation - Open311
- Animal - Public Health
- Water Service Issue
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.
No r/Minneapolis posts in this snapshot mentioned South Uptown.
Last 90 days, snapshot 2026-09-01. Method.
Common questions
Straight answers from the numbers on this page.
Is South Uptown safe?
South Uptown is middle of the pack for Part I here (safety 63 vs city 50). MPD logged 4.6 violent and 44.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents — 48.8 combined. Visitors count in those numbers. This is not a judgment of who lives here.
What is rent in South Uptown?
ACS median rent is $1,337 — studios through large apartments mixed together. About 69% of households rent. Median home value is $346,584. Survey medians, not a listing you can message tonight.
Is South Uptown walkable?
Walk is 19 here vs 22 for the Minneapolis set — you will likely drive or ride for a weekly shop. Inside 800 meters: 7 groceries, 11 cafes, 53 transit stops, 8 parks. Not a Walk Score license.
Is South Uptown good for families?
There is more night and visitor traffic in the mix — not the quietest family default. Nearby school rating is 7.4 / 10. Median age is 32.3. That rating is not your assigned campus.
How long is the commute from South Uptown?
22 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 South Uptown?
About 7,016 people. Median income $72K. 63% have a bachelor's or higher.
What neighborhoods are next to South Uptown?
Linden Hills, East Isles, Whittier sit closest on this map. If you are choosing between two official neighborhoods, start with South Uptown vs Linden Hills.
Next door
Adjacent on the map, ranked with your weights.
South Uptown vs Linden HillsSouth Uptown vs East IslesSouth Uptown vs Whittier
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Linden Hills
$2K median rent
A village commercial node between Harriet and Bde Maka Ska. The southwest family read of the city.
Family streetsWaterfrontWalk 6Safety 95
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Whittier
$1K median rent
Eat Street on Nicollet and a mix of old apartments. Denser and more restless than the Wedge.
NightlifeWalk 27Safety 47
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East Bde Maka Ska
$2K median rent
The lake used to be Calhoun; the official name is East Bde Maka Ska. Beach, trail, and the west edge of Uptown.
WaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 0Safety 79
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East Isles
$1K median rent
Lake of the Isles on the west edge and Uptown on the east. Another official piece of the Uptown search.
NightlifeWaterfrontWalk 9Safety 21