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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School 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 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 2.7% | 5 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.8% | 10 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 50.0% | 11 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.1% | 15 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 21.8% | 21 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 4.3% | 22 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 38 | 28 | Top |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 33.5% | 28 | Top |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 57.3% | 34 | Middle |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 55.8% | 37 | Middle |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.2 | 39 | Middle |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.4 | 41 | Middle |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.1% | 42 | Middle |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 29.1% | 43 | Middle |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 90.3% | 45 | Middle |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 26.1% | 48 | Middle |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 25.4% | 52 | Middle |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 30.5% | 52 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.1% | 52 | Middle |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 43.1% | 52 | Middle |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.1% | 53 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 58 | 55 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 261 | 56 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 6.1% | 62 | Bottom |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 108.3 | 62 | Bottom |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 93.2% | 63 | Bottom |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.0% | 67 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 24.1 minutes | 73 | Bottom |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 84 | Bottom |
