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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 78.2% | 8 | Top |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 84 | 10 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 5.5% | 14 | Top |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 14.4% | 14 | Top |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.8% | 16 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.8% | 17 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 463.7 | 20 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 23.3% | 24 | Top |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.9 | 31 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.2% | 36 | Middle |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 32.4% | 36 | Middle |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 20.6% | 36 | Middle |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.3% | 38 | Middle |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.8% | 39 | Middle |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 4.3% | 41 | Middle |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 55.3% | 42 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 25.5% | 44 | Middle |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 59.9 | 54 | Middle |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.3 | 54 | Middle |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 92.0% | 57 | Middle |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 37.0% | 60 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 70.8% | 65 | Bottom |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 6.7% | 68 | Bottom |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 1.6% | 70 | Bottom |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 99.1 | 70 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.9 minutes | 72 | Bottom |
