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Northrop

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 Ranksort ascending Tier
Age of Housing Housing 96.4% 84 Bottom
Commute Mode Share Transportation 20.9% 66 Bottom
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 18.6% 66 Bottom
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 55 60 Bottom
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 6.9 46 Middle
Business Retention Economic Health 2.3% 38 Middle
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 6.4% 38 Middle
Tree Cover Natural Areas 29.1% 37 Middle
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 139.8 36 Middle
Vacancy Rates Housing 6.2% 34 Middle
Transit Accessibility Transportation 365 34 Middle
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 12.4% 33 Middle
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 21.7 minutes 32 Middle
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 2.6% 31 Middle
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety 1.8 30 Middle
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing 2.9% 29 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
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 73.9% 18 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
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 97.9% 14 Top
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 40.5% 12 Top
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 88.2% 11 Top
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.5% 6 Top
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
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
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