Where to live in Minneapolis?

Going to be starting ft at one of the mm banks in minneapolis next summer and was wondering what areas should I be looking at to find apartments in? Office is downtown and we get uber's home paid for so proximity to the office isn't the biggest deal I suppose. Not sure where other analysts live or if there are specific apt buildings that anyone recommends, but any insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

Essentially 3 main areas to choose from: North Loop, Uptown, Downtown. If you want to be in a more laid back, suburban-y neighborhood, North Loop would be good. If you want to be semi-close to the office but pay cheaper rent, Uptown would be a good option. If you want to be within 15min walk to the office, Downtown is a good option. Downtown will be most expensive but even comparatively to other cities it isn’t bad at all.

 
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Grew up in the area. Uptown during the summer is great - it's close to downtown and proximity to the lakes gives you something to do when you're not crushing excel models until 2am.

North East is up and coming. Not as close to the lakes but there are some decent breweries and bars (if they haven't all closed for good). Depending on your budget there are some decent places in both areas in the $1,200/mo range if you're going to be living solo. 

Right now I've heard downtown is terrible place to live. Nobody is commuting anymore so the only people there are hoodlums and construction workers during the days. Might be different next summer but Uptown and NE right now are your best bets from a commute, COL, proximity to DT and things to do perspective.

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Forgot about North Loop. North Loop is pretty good and is about as close to downtown as you can get without living in downtown. A bit more expensive though.

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+1 SB. 

Depending on what you are willing to pay, I would recommend North Loop or Downtown over Uptown. Uptown is one big party (especially in summer) and you might find yourself struggling/getting distracted in that area. Some appt complexes are better than others (in price and social level), but others will be just as expensive, if not more expensive than NL/DT. Great bar/party scene, don't get me wrong, but it is definitely a different environment than NL/DT. 

 

Most analysts that I knew lived downtown. I lived in Uptown when I was there - loved it since there you can live in a house and get more outdoor access around the lakes and stuff, but it def is a longer commute. North Loop as others have said is incredibly popular too. 

Personally wouldn't like living in Downtown that much, especially not now. But everything is cheap AF when compared to SF / NY.

 

As someone who grew up in the Minneapolis don't look at St. Louis Park. Stay in Minneapolis in the North loop, downtown, North East or uptown, you're young. St. Louis Park is never the place to be, not even when you have a family. The rich folks all live in Kenwood if they stay in Minneapolis, Edina if they want to be close to Minneapolis, or commute 30-40 minutes in from Wayzata, Orono, Medina or somewhere on Minnetonka and send their kids to Blake or Breck.

 

Any new thoughts on the living scene in Minneapolis? Are most analysts downtown right now, or is it pretty cleared out? Any specific apartment recommendations or places to avoid?

 

Are you going to have to show face a lot? If you live in any of the areas in this thread you'll be able to finagle a great deal. Minneapolis has become a complete shit show.

Downtown is either a ghost town or full of 'protesters', crime in the formerly nice and entertaining areas (uptown, north loop) has gone up significantly. Day time assaults, car jackings, shootings, looting, robberies, burglary etc. Criminals are more brazen with the 'defund the police' and spineless city leadership. A 60 year old neighbor was beat to shit midday, her purse snatched and car stolen when she was taking groceries to her apt. 911 took an hour to get there. Another neighbor carjacked at gunpoint. That's when I got the fuck out. I moved to a suburb in Dec. and am leaving the state next month. Burbs here are boring with nothing to do.

Don't mean to scare you but the city has changed drastically since this thread started. Maybe look into North East. My brother lives there and doesn't mind it. Easy bike ride to downtown office.

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