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Bancroft
The Bancroft neighborhood is located south of Powderhorn Lake, between 38th Street East to the north and 42nd Street East to the south, and between Chicago Avenue on the west and Cedar Avenue on the east. The neighborhood is named for the Bancroft elementary school, which was named for George Bancroft, an American historian born in 1800. The Bancroft neighborhood consists mostly of single-family houses built before 1940. The neighborhood also has some commercial development along Bloomington Avenue and 38th Street.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.bancroftneighborhood.org
Indicator Details
Indicators |
Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 58 | 55 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 33.5% | 28 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 38 | 28 | Top |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 2.7% | 5 | Top |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.0% | 67 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 24.1 minutes | 73 | Bottom |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 261 | 56 | Middle |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.8% | 10 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 21.8% | 21 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 25.4% | 52 | Middle |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.2 | 39 | Middle |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 43.1% | 52 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 108.3 | 62 | Bottom |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.4 | 41 | Middle |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.1% | 42 | Middle |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 4.3% | 22 | Top |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 55.8% | 37 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.1% | 52 | Middle |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 50.0% | 11 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.5% | 52 | Middle |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.1% | 15 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 29.1% | 43 | Middle |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 57.3% | 34 | Middle |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.1% | 53 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 6.1% | 62 | Bottom |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 93.2% | 63 | Bottom |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 90.3% | 45 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 84 | Bottom |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 26.1% | 48 | Middle |
