Best PlacesLinden Hills, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Linden Hills, Minneapolis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Linden Hills, Minneapolis ranks 390th 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 Linden Hills, 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.
Linden Hills, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Linden Hills, Minneapolis ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 98% of neighborhoods
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Linden Hills, Minneapolis ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low property taxBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- School gradeC−, better than only 30% of neighborhoods
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 33% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 49% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Linden Hills, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $208,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Linden Hills, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $136,970, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Linden Hills, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.22%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Linden Hills, Minneapolis's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Linden Hills, Minneapolis.
Who works in Linden Hills, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Linden Hills, Minneapolis centers on professional & technical and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 59%
- Work from home 31%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Linden Hills, Minneapolis has more parkland per resident than 87% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Linden Hills, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Linden Hills, Minneapolis, month by month
Linden Hills, 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 Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 6 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 Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Schools across Linden Hills, Minneapolis average a C−, better than 30% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Lake Harriet Lower ElementaryA+ · 73% proficient
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
- Ella Baker ElementaryF · 8% proficient
Top middle schools
- South View MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Anthony MiddleB · 43% proficient
- Justice Page MiddleB− · 41% proficient
Top high schools
- Southwest HighB+ · 52% proficient
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Linden Hills, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Linden Hills, 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 Linden Hills, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Linden Hills, Minneapolis
Is Linden Hills, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Linden Hills, Minneapolis ranks 390th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on fast internet, civic engagement, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Linden Hills, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $753,177. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $136,970 median income, cost of living beats 95% of neighborhoods.
Is Linden Hills, Minneapolis safe?
Yes, Linden Hills, Minneapolis is safer than 56% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $435 per resident a year.
Compare Linden Hills, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Linden Hills, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Linden Hills, 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.
Linden Hills, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Linden Hills, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Linden Hills, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Linden Hills, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Linden Hills, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Linden Hills, 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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