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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | 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 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.5% | 6 | Top |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 88.2% | 11 | Top |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 40.5% | 12 | Top |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.9% | 14 | Top |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 64.4% | 15 | Top |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.4% | 15 | Top |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 71.5% | 15 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 73.9% | 18 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 32.3 | 19 | Top |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 14.4% | 19 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 22.1% | 19 | Top |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 2.9% | 29 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.8 | 30 | Middle |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 2.6% | 31 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.7 minutes | 32 | Middle |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 12.4% | 33 | Middle |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 6.2% | 34 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 365 | 34 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 139.8 | 36 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.1% | 37 | Middle |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 2.3% | 38 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.4% | 38 | Middle |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.9 | 46 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 55 | 60 | Bottom |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 20.9% | 66 | Bottom |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.6% | 66 | Bottom |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 96.4% | 84 | Bottom |
