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Minneapolis neighborhoods with median rent under $2,500

ACS median rent at or under $2,500 among official Minneapolis neighborhoods. A median is not what a one-bedroom lists for this week.

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Data vintage. ACS 2024 5-year · MPD Oct 2025 – Sep 2026 · OSM Sep 2026 · updated Sep 2026

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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
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#2

Loring Park

$1K median rent

The park is the living room; downtown is a walk. Apartment density without the warehouse look of the North Loop.

WaterfrontWalk 54Safety 53
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#3

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
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#4

Cedar-Isles-Dean

$2K median rent

Between Cedar Lake and the Isles. Quiet streets, a trail system, and a name that is three neighborhoods glued together.

WaterfrontFamily streetsWalk 12Safety 89
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#5

King Field

$1K median rent

Bungalows, a commercial strip, and a south-side family default between Whittier and Minnehaha Creek.

Family streetsWalk 19Safety 84
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#6

Fulton

$2K median rent

50th & France on the Edina line and the lowest violent rate in this set. Quiet streets, high incomes, a bus ride from downtown.

Family streetsWalk 6Safety 100
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#7

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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#8

Marcy-Holmes

$1K median rent

Dinkytown is the search term; Marcy Holmes is the official neighborhood. Students, the river, and a short walk to campus.

NightlifePlannedWalk 22Safety 58
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#9

Lowry Hill

$1K median rent

Mansions on the hill above the Walker. Quieter than the Wedge, still inner, still a walk to the lakes.

Family streetsWalk 11Safety 74
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#10

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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