Hawthorne is located in north Minneapolis in the city's Near North community. The neighborhood is bounded by the Mississippi River on the east and Emerson Avenue on the west; Broadway Avenue is the southern extent and Lowry Avenue is the neighborhood's northern boundary. The Hawthorne neighborhood is named after the American writer Nathaniel Hawthorne, born in 1804. Hawthorne is mostly a residential neighborhood with single-family houses. Hawthorne Gateway is located in Farview Park. The work of Norman Andersen and Katherine Schaefer, this artwork's shape is based on a tower that used to stand on the park's hill. Large copper animals are perched atop the tower's columns.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.hawthorneneighborhoodcouncil.org
Indicator Details
Indicators |
Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 64 | 40 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 15.5% | 73 | Bottom |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 123.1 | 80 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 12.3% | 70 | Bottom |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 28.4% | 44 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27 minutes | 86 | Bottom |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 299.7 | 43 | Middle |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 76.1% | 73 | Bottom |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 22.1% | 59 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.6% | 55 | Middle |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 17.6% | 25 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 100.0% | 87 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 87.6% | 82 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 18.6% | 68 | Bottom |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.6 | 82 | Bottom |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 23.0% | 77 | Bottom |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 131.4 | 43 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 22.2 | 69 | Bottom |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.9% | 77 | Bottom |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 8.1% | 67 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 46.3% | 65 | Bottom |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 17.0% | 44 | Middle |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 25.0% | 1 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 53.8% | 85 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 44.1% | 83 | Bottom |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 34.1% | 32 | Middle |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 44.1% | 25 | Top |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 0.6% | 55 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 12.9% | 78 | Bottom |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 75.9% | 19 | Top |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 73.0% | 77 | Bottom |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 4.7% | 48 | Middle |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 49.2% | 80 | Bottom |
