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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 25.0% | 1 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 75.9% | 19 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 17.6% | 25 | Top |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 44.1% | 25 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 34.1% | 32 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 64 | 40 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 299.7 | 43 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 131.4 | 43 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 28.4% | 44 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 17.0% | 44 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 4.7% | 48 | Middle |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 0.6% | 55 | Middle |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.6% | 55 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 22.1% | 59 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 46.3% | 65 | Bottom |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 8.1% | 67 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 18.6% | 68 | Bottom |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 22.2 | 69 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 12.3% | 70 | Bottom |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 76.1% | 73 | Bottom |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 15.5% | 73 | Bottom |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 73.0% | 77 | Bottom |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.9% | 77 | Bottom |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 23.0% | 77 | Bottom |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 12.9% | 78 | Bottom |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 123.1 | 80 | Bottom |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 49.2% | 80 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 87.6% | 82 | Bottom |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.6 | 82 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 44.1% | 83 | Bottom |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 53.8% | 85 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27 minutes | 86 | Bottom |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 100.0% | 87 | Bottom |
