Housing in Longfellow at a glance
- Population
- about 30,978
- Housing units
- about 15,402
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $354,000Minneapolis: $362,200 (-2%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,230 a monthMinneapolis: $1,371 (-10%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 57.8%Minneapolis: 47.7%
- Homes built before 1980
- 79.4%
- Median year built
- 1939 or earlier
Longfellow looks close to the Minneapolis average on value, with an owner estimate of $354,000 that sits 2% below the city's $362,200. Rent is another matter: renters here pay $1,230, which is 10% under the city figure and ninth of ten sectors. The area lies south-east of the population centre, and owners hold a slim lead, 57.8%, ahead of the 47.7% seen citywide. Its neighbours stretch the range in every direction. Powderhorn comes in at $325,000. Nokomis reaches $382,000, with owners at 85.2%. University values homes at $401,000 but is mostly rented. Meanwhile 79.4% of Longfellow's housing predates 1980, sixth of ten for age. The data come from 10 census tracts. Among 30,978 residents, owners hold 8,406 households and tenants 6,135. Put simply, Longfellow is a middle case, with value near the city's, rent under it and an owner share above it, sandwiched between lower-value Powderhorn and higher-value Nokomis.
Questions about Longfellow
What is the median home value in Longfellow, Minneapolis?
$354,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $362,200 for Minneapolis as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in Longfellow?
$1,230 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,371 in Minneapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in Longfellow own or rent?
Most own: 57.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 47.7% in Minneapolis (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 10 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city.
Longfellow is one of the 10 most populous of 11 communities of Minneapolis: estimated population about 30,978 (Payotte estimate: Census ACS 2020-2024 populations of the census tracts whose internal point lies inside the boundary; boundaries from City of Minneapolis GIS, Communities, consulted 2026-11-02).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Minneapolis as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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