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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Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.8% | 87 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 51 | 85 | Bottom |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 24.8 minutes | 79 | Bottom |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 80.4% | 74 | Bottom |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 44 | 71 | Bottom |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 26.2% | 71 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 2 | 61 | Bottom |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.7 | 61 | Bottom |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 22.6% | 58 | Middle |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 31.5% | 55 | Middle |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 22.4% | 54 | Middle |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 8.8% | 54 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 276.5 | 53 | Middle |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 32.1% | 52 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.8% | 50 | Middle |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 67.4% | 49 | Middle |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 5.4% | 45 | Middle |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 90.5% | 44 | Middle |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 17.9% | 43 | Middle |
Age of Housing | Housing | 85.6% | 39 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 21.0% | 37 | Middle |
Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.6% | 35 | Middle |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2 | 35 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 39.7 | 34 | Middle |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 31 | Middle |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 83.2% | 29 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 30.3% | 23 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 59.8% | 22 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.6% | 15 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 21.2% | 9 | Top |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 3.8% | 8 | Top |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |