Linden Hills
Linden Hills is the Minneapolis neighborhood that already won. Lake Bde Maka Ska on one side, Lake Harriet on the other, a tidy commercial node where the Wild Rumpus bookstore and Sebastian Joe's anchor a stretch of independents that have outlasted three retail cycles. The housing stock skews stately Tudor and Arts and Crafts, the lawns skew immaculate, the median household income skews well past comfortable. Tradeoffs are real: inventory rarely turns, prices rarely soften, and a date here trends brunch and stroller traffic over late-night spark. Best suited to couples who treat a lakeside walk as the main event.
Linden Hills by the numbers
Linden Hills runs male-heavy, about 56% men to 44% women.
Median individual income in Linden Hills is about $76,200.
Minnesota has no party registration, so this is a 2024 election proxy: Hennepin County voted about 70% Harris to 27% Trump.
The median renter in Linden Hills pays about $1,810 a month.
About 2,400 Linden Hills residents ages 22 to 50 are single.
Local date spots
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Broders' Pasta Bar
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Colita
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Lyndale Park Rose Garden
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Sebastian Joe's Ice Cream Shop
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The Museum of Russian Art
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Tilia
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Ena
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Pumphouse Creamery
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The Bakken Museum
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Driftwood
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Grand Ole Creamery
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The Harriet Brasserie
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Bûcheron
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Lynette
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Minnesota Streetcar Museum - Como-Harriet Streetcar Line
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Peace (Rock) Garden
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Gia
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Steady Pour
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The Sidecar at the Tap
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Tosca
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Everett & Charlie Art Gallery
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