These Are The 10 Worst Minneapolis Neighborhoods For 2018

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Minneapolis’s neighborhoods conjure up too many stereotypes to count. You’ve got hipster areas, preppy places, neighborhoods where college kids thrive, and of course, ghettos.

It seems as if there’s a neighborhood for everyone in Minneapolis.

And while the city consistently ranks as one of the best places to live in the country thanks in part to a strong economy and tons of entertainment, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Minneapolis. Some neighborhoods aren’t as great as others.

So the question arises, which Minneapolis neighborhoods are the worst, and which are the best?

Today, we’ll use science and data to determine which Minneapolis hoods need a little tender loving care – the sore thumbs of the Minneapolis area if you will. Realistically, you can’t expect all the neighborhoods to be amazing, although East Isles ranks way above the rest.

We examined 84 of Minneapolis’s neighborhoods to find out the worst places to live. These places don’t quite measure up to Minneapolis’s reputation.

Here are the 10 worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis according to data:

Read on to see how we determined the places around Minneapolis that need a pick-me-up. And remember, don’t blame the messenger.

Once you’re done, you can look at the bottom of the story for a complete chart of every neighborhood we looked at from worst to best.

Looking for places to avoid outside of the city? You can also check out the worst suburbs of Minneapolis.

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How we determined the worst Minneapolis hoods

To figure out how bad a place is to live in, we only needed to know what kinds of things people like and then decide what places have the least amount of those things. We threw the following criteria into this analysis in order to get the best, most complete results possible. We used this set of criteria for each neighborhood in Minneapolis:

High unemployment (Less jobs)
Low median income (Less pay)
Low population density (No things to do)
Low home values (No one’s willing to pay to live here)
High crime (Estimated)

Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Minneapolis for each of these criteria from worst to best.

Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criteria into a ‘Worst Score’.

The neighborhood with the lowest ‘Worst Score’ ranks as the worst neighborhood of Minneapolis.

Read on below to learn more about these terrible places around Minneapolis to live. Or skip to the end to see the list of all 84 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.

This list is a scientific analysis based on real data and is completely unbiased. Hold on to your pants.

1. Hawthorne

Population: 4,225
Median Income: $23,214
Median Home Value: $90,950

2. University District

Population: 6,542
Median Income: $28,900
Median Home Value: $133,800

3. Near North

Population: 6,449
Median Income: $27,763
Median Home Value: $110,800

4. Webber-Camden

Population: 5,077
Median Income: $34,379
Median Home Value: $118,340

5. Cedar-Riverside

Population: 7,761
Median Income: $20,578
Median Home Value: $56,083

6. Harrison

Population: 3,135
Median Income: $32,512
Median Home Value: $143,333

7. Jordan

Population: 8,575
Median Income: $36,621
Median Home Value: $107,820

8. Mckinley

Population: 2,989
Median Income: $44,556
Median Home Value: $110,500

9. Lind-Bohanon

Population: 4,898
Median Income: $41,233
Median Home Value: $122,600

10. Folwell

Population: 5,128
Median Income: $36,167
Median Home Value: $104,680

The ‘hoods around Minneapolis that are really hoods

Well there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis with Hawthorne landing at the bottom of the pack.

As we mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Minneapolis aren’t all bad. East Isles takes the cake as the best place to live in Minneapolis.

We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below.

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Detailed List Of The Worst Minneapolis Neighborhoods

Rank	Neighborhood	Population	Median Income	Median Home Values
1	Hawthorne	4,225	$23,214	$90,950
2	University District	6,542	$28,900	$133,800
3	Near North	6,449	$27,763	$110,800
4	Webber-Camden	5,077	$34,379	$118,340
5	Cedar-Riverside	7,761	$20,578	$56,083
6	Harrison	3,135	$32,512	$143,333
7	Jordan	8,575	$36,621	$107,820
8	Mckinley	2,989	$44,556	$110,500
9	Lind-Bohanon	4,898	$41,233	$122,600
10	Folwell	5,128	$36,167	$104,680
11	East Phillips	4,915	$30,364	$103,300
12	Ventura Village	4,992	$18,972	$126,800
13	Shingle Creek	3,138	$52,373	$123,975
14	Marshall Terrace	1,572	$42,536	$168,900
15	Elliot Park	6,917	$30,026	$99,500
16	Seward	7,629	$32,280	$145,900
17	Phillips West	5,407	$21,276	$166,183
18	Willard Hay	8,736	$42,677	$135,278
19	Prospect Park	7,060	$32,528	$183,567
20	Sumner-Glenwood	1,383	$13,940	$222,350
21	Cleveland	2,738	$53,400	$124,150
22	Beltrami	1,311	$43,571	$166,100
23	Midtown Phillips	4,895	$39,992	$136,633
24	Northeast Park	434	$47,500	$181,900
25	Stevens Square	3,633	$24,394	$114,950
26	Bottineau	1,523	$47,026	$169,100
27	Southeast Como	6,462	$42,316	$168,260
28	Holland	5,188	$38,677	$155,675
29	Columbia Park	1,443	$56,994	$165,250
30	Logan Park	2,052	$44,840	$161,550
31	Powderhorn Park	9,761	$42,688	$168,050
32	Morris Park	2,785	$58,125	$152,000
33	Longfellow	4,979	$56,687	$181,829
34	Loring Park	8,042	$33,941	$85,471
35	Central	8,695	$40,174	$169,911
36	Bryant	3,288	$57,923	$160,967
37	Corcoran	3,714	$57,417	$154,900
38	North Loop	4,440	$56,859	$200,575
39	Victory	4,363	$64,967	$154,280
40	Whittier	13,869	$34,450	$189,409
41	Windom	3,961	$56,297	$170,380
42	Sheridan	2,790	$44,741	$169,967
43	Wenonah	4,097	$53,791	$187,125
44	St Anthony East	2,205	$37,796	$174,800
45	Ericsson	3,181	$70,734	$197,875
46	Marcy Holmes	9,812	$31,096	$203,889
47	St Anthony West	2,371	$53,813	$233,200
48	Lyndale	6,521	$34,087	$202,775
49	Downtown East	1,513	$93,472	$400,000
50	Minnehaha	4,120	$62,112	$182,280
51	Standish	6,896	$69,558	$182,814
52	Downtown West	6,687	$59,754	$162,720
53	Windom Park	5,170	$55,299	$191,540
54	Cooper	3,825	$74,377	$212,100
55	Hiawatha	5,927	$64,209	$205,750
56	Armatage	4,521	$88,594	$252,329
57	Waite Park	5,390	$68,991	$184,867
58	Regina	2,056	$77,772	$199,167
59	Bancroft	3,169	$56,696	$177,625
60	Diamond Lake	6,003	$75,977	$213,000
61	Bryn Mawr	2,916	$86,308	$298,675
62	Howe	6,368	$65,288	$190,456
63	Kenny	3,624	$93,631	$255,475
64	Northrup	4,491	$79,374	$242,380
65	Audubon Park	5,514	$75,255	$185,620
66	Lowry Hill	3,974	$94,764	$444,480
67	Hale	3,174	$100,067	$277,225
68	Keewaydin	3,531	$78,046	$235,375
69	East Harriet	3,334	$97,639	$428,225
70	Lowry Hill East	6,364	$50,121	$189,300
71	Cedar-Isles-Dean	3,339	$75,525	$354,367
72	West Calhoun	1,349	$77,292	$460,500
73	Kingfield	8,059	$80,185	$244,700
74	Linden Hills	8,261	$99,028	$392,300
75	Field	2,538	$95,869	$233,467
76	Kenwood	1,764	$138,015	$664,600
77	Calhoun	6,211	$60,014	$254,933
78	Page	2,097	$132,458	$341,300
79	Fuller Tangletown	4,407	$106,475	$339,320
80	East Calhoun	2,688	$89,776	$513,567
81	East Bank-Nicollet Island	1,455	$89,583	$407,500
82	Fulton	5,916	$110,994	$370,417
83	Lynnhurst	5,909	$128,717	$490,300
84	East Isles	3,254	$89,276	$377,250