Best PlacesMidtown Phillips, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis ranks 3,867th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on walkability by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Midtown Phillips, 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.
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis ranks high
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- BikingBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 93% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
Where Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 18% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $60,408, 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 Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.19%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis.
Who works in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, and how
Work in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis centers on health care & social and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 67%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 18%
Life in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 70% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis, month by month
Midtown Phillips, 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 Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 5 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 Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
Schools across Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis average a D+, better than 23% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Midtown Phillips, 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 Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis
Is Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis ranks 3,867th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on walkability, biking, and transit, and lowest on thin health care access and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,696. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $60,408 median income, cost of living beats 32% of neighborhoods.
Is Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis safe?
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $918 per resident a year.
Compare Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Midtown Phillips, 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.
Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Midtown Phillips, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Midtown Phillips, 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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