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Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG)
The Calhoun Area Residents Action Group, commonly known by the acronym "CARAG," is bounded by Lake Street and 36th Street to the north and south and Hennepin Avenue and Lyndale Avenue to the west and east. The neighborhood is in the heart of Uptown and is in walking distance of Lake Calhoun. CARAG is well established with three-fourths of its homes built before 1920. The neighborhood is also home to a strong mix of service and retail businesses, as well as four churches and a synagogue.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.carag.org
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.3% | 38 | Middle |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 20.6% | 36 | Middle |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 55.3% | 42 | Middle |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.8% | 16 | Top |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 37.0% | 60 | Bottom |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 4.3% | 41 | Middle |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 5.5% | 14 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 78.2% | 8 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.8% | 17 | Top |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.9 minutes | 72 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 92.0% | 57 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 6.7% | 68 | Bottom |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 23.3% | 24 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 59.9 | 54 | Middle |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.8% | 39 | Middle |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.9 | 31 | Middle |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.3 | 54 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.2% | 36 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 1.6% | 70 | Bottom |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 84 | 10 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 70.8% | 65 | Bottom |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 25.5% | 44 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 463.7 | 20 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 32.4% | 36 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 14.4% | 14 | Top |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 99.1 | 70 | Bottom |
