Best PlacesHiawatha, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hiawatha, Minneapolis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Hiawatha, Minneapolis ranks 1,108th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hiawatha, Minneapolis
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Hiawatha, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Hiawatha, Minneapolis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
Where Hiawatha, Minneapolis ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC, better than only 35% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hiawatha, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hiawatha, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $105,533, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Hiawatha, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.18%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Hiawatha, Minneapolis runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hiawatha, Minneapolis.
Who works in Hiawatha, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Hiawatha, Minneapolis centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 63%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Hiawatha, Minneapolis has more parkland per resident than 94% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hiawatha, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hiawatha, Minneapolis, month by month
Hiawatha, Minneapolis sees roughly 103 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 27, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 27° | 18° | 10° |
| April | 58° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 87° | 75° | 65° |
| October | 62° | 51° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 3 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 17.5 million passengers in 2025, with 195 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Schools across Hiawatha, Minneapolis average a C, better than 35% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Horace Mann SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Sanford MiddleB− · 41% proficient
- Highland Park Middle SchoolC · 32% proficient
- Friendship Academy Of Arts - IntermD · 22% proficient
Top high schools
- Highland Park Senior HighB · 50% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hiawatha, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hiawatha, Minneapolis measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Hiawatha, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hiawatha, Minneapolis
Is Hiawatha, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hiawatha, Minneapolis ranks 1,108th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, a stable housing market, and civic engagement, and lowest on childcare costs and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hiawatha, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $345,100. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $105,533 median income, cost of living beats 86% of neighborhoods.
Is Hiawatha, Minneapolis safe?
Hiawatha, Minneapolis is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $534 per resident a year.
Compare Hiawatha, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hiawatha, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hiawatha, Minneapolis represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Hiawatha, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hiawatha, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hiawatha, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hiawatha, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hiawatha, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hiawatha, Minneapolis detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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