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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
