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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Age of Housing | Housing | 96.3% | 83 | Bottom |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 16.4% | 76 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.0% | 75 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 105.9 | 64 | Bottom |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -0.4% | 59 | Bottom |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 23.1 minutes | 56 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 285.4 | 47 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.5% | 45 | Middle |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 63 | 41 | Middle |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.3% | 39 | Middle |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.2% | 37 | Middle |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.7 | 27 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 31.4% | 21 | Top |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.8% | 20 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.9% | 14 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 75.4% | 14 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 5.3% | 13 | Top |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 4.0% | 11 | Top |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 80.8% | 10 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 24.7 | 9 | Top |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 19.4% | 9 | Top |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 9.5% | 6 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 72.3% | 4 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.9 | 4 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 77.6% | 3 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 91.1% | 3 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 49.2% | 3 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 23.3% | 3 | Top |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 2 | Top |
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 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |