The Near North neighborhood is located in the northwest portion of the City of Minneapolis and north of downtown, hence its name. It stretches from the Mississippi River on the east to Penn, Knox, James and Irving avenues on the west, and from West Broadway Avenue on the north to Olson Memorial Highway and 11th Avenue North on the south. Sumner Community Library has been a significant architectural and cultural landmark since it first opened to the public Dec. 16, 1915. A Carnegie library, the Tudor Revival-style building has historic designation nationally and locally – on the National Register of Historic Places and with the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission. The library was named after Charles Sumner, a U.S. senator from Massachusetts and an outspoken abolitionist. In January 2005 the library celebrated a grand reopening after a two-year renovation project.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.nrrc.org
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 514.9 | 12 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 37.3% | 23 | Top |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.2% | 34 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 111.7 | 59 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.6% | 58 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 20.2% | 58 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 61 | 49 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.7 | 55 | Middle |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 66.7% | 27 | Top |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.1% | 65 | Bottom |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 3.0% | 62 | Bottom |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 115.3 | 79 | Bottom |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 10.1% | 60 | Bottom |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 144.2 | 85 | Bottom |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.5 | 80 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 11.8% | 68 | Bottom |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 64.6% | 12 | Top |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 5.8% | 58 | Middle |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.0% | 78 | Bottom |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 78.1% | 83 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 46.9% | 80 | Bottom |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 14.1% | 86 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.3 minutes | 60 | Bottom |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 11.8% | 47 | Middle |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 19.3% | 70 | Bottom |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 49.6% | 62 | Bottom |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 31.1% | 57 | Middle |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.7% | 23 | Top |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 72.7% | 78 | Bottom |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 39.0% | 6 | Top |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 23.8% | 75 | Bottom |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -2.2% | 76 | Bottom |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 49.8% | 81 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 45.1% | 72 | Bottom |
