Northrop is located in the southern part of the city and is bound from east to west by Cedar Avenue and Chicago Avenue and from north to south by 42nd Street and Minnehaha Parkway. As are many neighborhoods in Minneapolis, Northrop is named for its elementary school. Northrop Elementary takes its name from Cyrus Northrop, second president of the University of Minnesota. The neighborhood consists mainly of two-bedroom, pre-1940s stucco, brick and stone houses. It shares with Field, the neighborhood located to the west of Northrop, an active business hub at Chicago Avenue and 48th Street. Restaurants, banks, a theater and other services are located around this busy intersection.
Northrop, Regina and Field neighborhoods share a neighborhood association; to learn more visit: www.frnng.org
Indicator Details
Indicators |
Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 14.4% | 19 | Top |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.4% | 38 | Middle |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.9% | 14 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 96.4% | 84 | Bottom |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 2.9% | 29 | Top |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.3% | 38 | Middle |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 20.9% | 66 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 73.9% | 18 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 22.1% | 19 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.6% | 66 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 64.4% | 15 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.5% | 6 | Top |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.4% | 15 | Top |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.9 | 46 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 139.8 | 36 | Middle |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 71.5% | 15 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.8 | 30 | Middle |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 2.6% | 31 | Middle |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 12.4% | 33 | Middle |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.2% | 11 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 365 | 34 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.7 minutes | 32 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.1% | 37 | Middle |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 6.2% | 34 | Middle |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 32.3 | 19 | Top |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 40.5% | 12 | Top |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 55 | 60 | Bottom |
