Good, affordable, safe places to rent?

[nick is rulz]

you can live in Loring or Stevens and some of Elliot Park pretty comfortably on 35k.

[j_rode]

Thanks to everyone for the info

[Minnehahapolitan]

Originally Posted by p_U_c_K

i live downtown and you cant even get somewhere downtown in 5 minutes even if you live there. and you cant live down here on 35k. go to madison

That just isn't true. You can't live in the Mill District in a brand new condo, but there are tons of older condos and apartments that rent/go for no more than any other area of the city. You can get a studio for $500 to 600. A brand new apartment with a bedroom or two for $1000 to 1200. If you don't have a car it saves you tons of money. When you actually think about it, downtown can be about the cheapest place you can live.

[j_rode]

Forgot to ask...are all of these places you guys/gals listed pretty safe areas of the city to live?

Still got about 5-6 months before I'm done with school, but Minneapolis is definitely still in the running amongst areas I'd like to live

Didn't want everyone to think I lost interest, lol.

[Haver]

Reasonably safe; some areas you'll need some street smarts to keep from being hassled. We wouldn't recommend any areas that are otherwise (such as Plymouth/Penn).