The Columbia Park neighborhood in northeast Minneapolis is bound on the north by 37th Avenue, on the east by Central Avenue, on the south by 27th Avenue and St. Anthony Boulevard and on the west by University Avenue NE, 4th Street NE and the Mississippi River. This neighborhood was named for three reasons: Columbia Park, one of the area's parks; the park's acquisition in 1892, the "Columbian" year, the 400th year since Christopher Columbus' first voyage to the Americas; and the adjacent suburb Columbia Heights. The neighborhood has residential areas tucked away with industrial surroundings, between the city of Columbia Heights and the neighborhood's Columbia Park and golf course. Its north end consists of a narrow strip of streets from Main Street to Central Avenue while Columbia Boulevard, which runs north of the golf course, looks much like Minnehaha Parkway with the same type of housing – stucco and brick Tudors and two-story colonials.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.columbiapark.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.6% | 35 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 21.0% | 37 | Middle |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 59.8% | 22 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 90.5% | 44 | Middle |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 26.2% | 71 | Bottom |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 5.4% | 45 | Middle |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 32.1% | 52 | Middle |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 80.4% | 74 | Bottom |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 17.9% | 43 | Middle |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 67.4% | 49 | Middle |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.6% | 15 | Top |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 24.8 minutes | 79 | Bottom |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 3.8% | 8 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 85.6% | 39 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.8% | 50 | Middle |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 31.5% | 55 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 39.7 | 34 | Middle |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 8.8% | 54 | Middle |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.7 | 61 | Bottom |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2 | 35 | Middle |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 30.3% | 23 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 21.2% | 9 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 44 | 71 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 2 | 61 | Bottom |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 31 | Middle |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 83.2% | 29 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 22.4% | 54 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 276.5 | 53 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 22.6% | 58 | Middle |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.8% | 87 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 51 | 85 | Bottom |