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 Minnesota thanks in part to tons of entertainment and jobs, it’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Minneapolis. Some neighborhoods aren’t as safe as others.
So the question arises, which Minneapolis neighborhoods are the most dangerous and which are the safest?
Today, we’ll use Saturday Night Science to determine which Minneapolis hoods need a little tender loving care. We examined 82 of Minneapolis’s neighborhoods to find out the most dangerous places to live.
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Methodology: How we determined the most dangerous Minneapolis neighborhoods in 2026
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 plugged the following criteria into Saturday Night Science to get the worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis:
- High crime (Estimated)
- 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)
Then, we ranked each neighborhood in Minneapolis, Minnesota for each of these criteria from worst to best.
Next, we averaged the individual rankings for each criterion into a “Worst Score.”
The neighborhood with the lowest “Worst Score” ranks as the most dangerous neighborhood of Minneapolis.
The article is an opinion based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all 82 neighborhoods ranked from worst to best.
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Most dangerous neighborhoods to live in Minneapolis for 2026
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| Rank | Neighborhood | Population | Home Value | Median Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawthorne | 4,897 | $139,575 | $47,566 |
| 2 | Webber-Camden | 5,555 | $163,850 | $37,376 |
| 3 | McKinley | 2,913 | $121,900 | $48,732 |
| 4 | Near North | 7,545 | $210,417 | $38,150 |
| 5 | Jordan | 8,825 | $144,890 | $50,150 |
| 6 | Longfellow | 5,950 | $236,000 | $68,966 |
| 7 | Southeast Como | 6,308 | $216,525 | $60,733 |
| 8 | Lind-Bohanon | 5,030 | $150,200 | $43,152 |
| 9 | Harrison | 3,445 | $199,933 | $54,527 |
| 10 | Cedar-Riverside | 9,638 | $164,433 | $23,766 |
| 10 | Midtown Phillips | 5,372 | $198,133 | $54,102 |
| 12 | Folwell | 6,438 | $149,967 | $50,919 |
| 13 | East Phillips | 4,754 | $213,633 | $42,849 |
| 13 | Shingle Creek | 3,071 | $151,700 | $71,111 |
| 15 | Beltrami | 1,294 | $205,300 | $64,375 |
| 16 | Ventura Village | 7,088 | $212,300 | $27,535 |
| 17 | Marshall Terrace | 1,301 | $213,400 | $41,154 |
| 18 | Willard Hay | 8,882 | $173,250 | $48,366 |
| 19 | Seward | 7,233 | $236,857 | $63,889 |
| 20 | Phillips West | 5,702 | $214,843 | $38,888 |
| 21 | Victory | 5,082 | $210,200 | $77,493 |
| 22 | Elliot Park | 6,962 | $279,100 | $35,231 |
| 23 | Columbia Park | 1,438 | $224,600 | $61,805 |
| 24 | Northeast Park | 687 | $221,400 | $65,625 |
| 25 | Cleveland | 3,296 | $180,250 | $62,082 |
| 26 | Central | 6,877 | $248,456 | $69,618 |
| 28 | Powderhorn Park | 10,412 | $231,089 | $58,256 |
| 28 | Stevens Square | 3,665 | $133,767 | $32,403 |
| 28 | Bancroft | 2,719 | $241,133 | $79,496 |
| 30 | Bottineau | 1,703 | $259,700 | $56,383 |
| 31 | Holland | 4,569 | $230,525 | $52,983 |
| 32 | Prospect Park | 8,652 | $470,500 | $43,234 |
| 33 | Lyndale | 6,840 | $271,200 | $61,179 |
| 34 | Bryant | 2,620 | $231,900 | $89,101 |
| 35 | Sheridan | 2,618 | $246,933 | $68,275 |
| 36 | Wenonah | 5,097 | $214,500 | $84,423 |
| 37 | Standish | 6,375 | $212,000 | $83,881 |
| 38 | Whittier | 13,957 | $265,111 | $46,105 |
| 39 | Minnehaha | 3,849 | $218,400 | $77,566 |
| 40 | Loring Park | 8,696 | $256,333 | $54,417 |
| 41 | Morris Park | 3,216 | $224,400 | $89,098 |
| 42 | North Loop | 7,430 | $351,457 | $87,326 |
| 43 | West Calhoun | 1,877 | $483,025 | $83,922 |
| 44 | Keewaydin | 2,570 | $239,300 | $107,350 |
| 45 | Downtown East | 2,980 | $555,050 | $105,063 |
| 46 | Howe | 6,483 | $235,050 | $87,280 |
| 47 | Marcy Holmes | 15,029 | $345,760 | $45,963 |
| 48 | Northrup | 4,586 | $239,533 | $106,708 |
| 49 | Ericsson | 3,491 | $284,050 | $89,800 |
| 50 | Hiawatha | 5,940 | $272,267 | $79,039 |
| 51 | Field | 2,546 | $285,300 | $91,690 |
| 52 | Bryn Mawr | 3,189 | $344,740 | $108,475 |
| 53 | Cooper | 3,532 | $273,620 | $85,776 |
| 54 | Lowry Hill East | 7,586 | $295,700 | $62,393 |
| 55 | Sumner-Glenwood | 2,002 | $239,900 | $64,739 |
| 56 | Downtown West | 7,794 | $240,550 | $72,555 |
| 57 | Corcoran | 3,958 | $243,450 | $81,916 |
| 58 | Regina | 2,637 | $246,100 | $91,036 |
| 59 | East Harriet | 3,062 | $432,075 | $104,873 |
| 60 | Logan Park | 2,589 | $303,400 | $50,702 |
| 61 | Kenwood | 1,476 | $778,000 | $201,435 |
| 62 | Windom | 4,830 | $290,650 | $81,044 |
| 63 | Diamond Lake | 6,203 | $246,300 | $115,990 |
| 64 | Waite Park | 4,938 | $238,275 | $83,368 |
| 65 | Audubon Park | 5,335 | $243,625 | $81,322 |
| 66 | Lowry Hill | 4,013 | $392,075 | $128,244 |
| 66 | St Anthony West | 2,748 | $329,167 | $85,478 |
| 68 | Calhoun | 6,259 | $296,350 | $61,055 |
| 69 | Windom Park | 5,612 | $283,180 | $79,522 |
| 70 | East Isles | 3,652 | $509,067 | $81,939 |
| 71 | East Calhoun | 2,314 | $616,467 | $106,416 |
| 72 | Armatage | 5,148 | $349,950 | $104,912 |
| 73 | Page | 1,966 | $460,000 | $126,271 |
| 73 | Kingfield | 7,940 | $302,700 | $90,239 |
| 75 | Fuller Tangletown | 4,848 | $471,667 | $132,265 |
| 76 | Cedar-Isles-Dean | 2,447 | $636,933 | $128,792 |
| 77 | St Anthony East | 2,229 | $272,800 | $87,639 |
| 77 | Linden Hills | 6,667 | $475,450 | $132,381 |
| 79 | East Bank-Nicollet Island | 886 | $489,450 | $123,038 |
| 80 | Lynnhurst | 6,387 | $568,633 | $169,415 |
| 81 | Hale | 3,264 | $362,600 | $128,810 |
| 82 | Fulton | 6,749 | $502,350 | $149,992 |
Source: U.S. Census ACS 2020-2024. All 82 Minneapolis neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The worst neighborhoods around Minneapolis
Well, there you have it — the worst of the neighborhoods in Minneapolis with Hawthorne landing at the bottom of the pack.
The worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis are Hawthorne, Webber-Camden, McKinley, Near North, Jordan, Longfellow, Southeast Como, Lind-Bohanon, Harrison, and Cedar-Riverside.
As mentioned earlier, the neighborhoods in Minneapolis aren’t all bad. Fulton takes the cake as the best place to live in Minneapolis.
We ranked the neighborhoods from worst to best in the chart below. Not sold on Minnesota? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Worst Neighborhoods In Minneapolis FAQs
What is the most dangerous neighborhood in Minneapolis?
Hawthorne ranks as the worst neighborhood in Minneapolis for 2026, according to Saturday Night Science. Webber-Camden and McKinley are next on the list.
What are the worst neighborhoods in Minneapolis?
The worst-ranked neighborhoods in Minneapolis are Hawthorne, Webber-Camden, McKinley, Near North, Jordan, Longfellow, Southeast Como, Lind-Bohanon, Harrison, and Cedar-Riverside. We scored all 82 neighborhoods in the city.
Why does Hawthorne rank as the worst?
Hawthorne posts the roughest combined numbers in Minneapolis: a median household income of $47,566 and a median home value of $139,575, with crime, unemployment, and density folded into the score.
Are these neighborhoods dangerous everywhere?
No. The scores are neighborhood-wide averages, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. Plenty of people live in these neighborhoods without incident; the numbers just say the odds run tougher.
How do you rank the worst neighborhoods?
Each neighborhood is scored on crime, unemployment, income, density, and home values, using Census tract and FBI data. The worst combined score tops the list.
