Fulton neighborhood in the southwest corner of Minneapolis borders the suburb of Edina. It's bound on the north by 47th Street West, on the east by Penn Avenue South, on the south by 54th Street West and on the west by France Avenue South. Fulton is bisected by 50th Street West, a busy thoroughfare with a commercial district that extends well into Edina. A largely residential neighborhood, houses were built here mostly in the 1920s and 1930s. Lake Harriet sits in Fulton's northeast corner and Minnehaha Creek runs through it. The neighborhood takes its name from Robert Fulton, the engineer and artist who invented the steamboat in the 19th century.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.fultonneighborhood.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 285.4 | 47 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 16.4% | 76 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.0% | 75 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 105.9 | 64 | Bottom |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 91.1% | 3 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 49.2% | 3 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 63 | 41 | Middle |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 2 | Top |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 31.4% | 21 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.3% | 39 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 24.7 | 9 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 23.3% | 3 | Top |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.8% | 20 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.7 | 27 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.9 | 4 | Top |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 4.0% | 11 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 96.3% | 83 | Bottom |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.5% | 45 | Middle |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 19.4% | 9 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 5.3% | 13 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.4% | 14 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.2% | 37 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.1 minutes | 56 | Middle |
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 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 77.6% | 3 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.9% | 14 | Top |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 80.8% | 10 | Top |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -0.4% | 59 | Bottom |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 9.5% | 6 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 72.3% | 4 | Top |