Best PlacesNorth Loop, Minneapolis, MN Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Loop, 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.
North Loop, Minneapolis ranks 725th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Loop, 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.
North Loop, Minneapolis' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Loop, Minneapolis ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
Where North Loop, Minneapolis ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$1,682 a month, better than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than only 24% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in North Loop, Minneapolis
A household needs to earn about $126,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Loop, Minneapolis home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $115,119; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 North Loop, Minneapolis' effective rate of 1.26%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Loop, Minneapolis
North Loop, Minneapolis runs younger 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 North Loop, Minneapolis.
Who works in North Loop, Minneapolis, and how
Work in North Loop, Minneapolis centers on professional & technical and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 42%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 25%
Life in North Loop, Minneapolis
North Loop, Minneapolis has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of neighborhoods and more late-night spots per resident than 88% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of North Loop, Minneapolis and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Loop, Minneapolis, month by month
North Loop, Minneapolis sees roughly 122 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 25, with lows near 11. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 25° | 18° | 11° |
| April | 56° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 85° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 60° | 50° | 41° |
Flying in and out of North Loop, Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St Paul International/Wold-Chamberlain sits about 8 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 North Loop, Minneapolis
Schools across North Loop, Minneapolis average a C−, better than 27% of neighborhoods.
Top elementary schools
- Webster ElementaryC− · 25% proficient
- Twin Cities International SchoolsD · 20% proficient
- Cityview ElementaryF · 10% proficient
Top middle schools
- Northeast MiddleD− · 17% proficient
- Mn International Middle Chr SchoolD− · 16% proficient
- Anwatin MiddleD− · 13% proficient
Top high schools
- Fair HighB− · 43% proficient
- Metro College PrepF · 9% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Loop, Minneapolis school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Loop, 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 North Loop, Minneapolis against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in North Loop, Minneapolis
Is North Loop, Minneapolis a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Loop, Minneapolis ranks 725th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on population health, heat safety, and transit, and lowest on noise and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Loop, Minneapolis expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $454,795. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $115,119 median income, cost of living beats 94% of neighborhoods.
Is North Loop, Minneapolis safe?
North Loop, Minneapolis is safer than 10% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $909 per resident a year.
Compare North Loop, Minneapolis with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Loop, Minneapolis. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Loop, 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.
North Loop, Minneapolis detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Loop, Minneapolis: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Loop, Minneapolis: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Loop, Minneapolis: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Loop, Minneapolis: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Loop, 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.