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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 14.1% | 86 | Bottom |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 144.2 | 85 | Bottom |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 78.1% | 83 | Bottom |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 49.8% | 81 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 46.9% | 80 | Bottom |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.5 | 80 | Bottom |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 115.3 | 79 | Bottom |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 72.7% | 78 | Bottom |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.0% | 78 | Bottom |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -2.2% | 76 | Bottom |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 23.8% | 75 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 45.1% | 72 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 19.3% | 70 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 11.8% | 68 | Bottom |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.1% | 65 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 49.6% | 62 | Bottom |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 3.0% | 62 | Bottom |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 10.1% | 60 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.3 minutes | 60 | Bottom |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 111.7 | 59 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.6% | 58 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 20.2% | 58 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 5.8% | 58 | Middle |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 31.1% | 57 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.7 | 55 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 61 | 49 | Middle |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 11.8% | 47 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.2% | 34 | Middle |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 66.7% | 27 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.7% | 23 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 37.3% | 23 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 514.9 | 12 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 64.6% | 12 | Top |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 39.0% | 6 | Top |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
