Diamond Lake neighborhood is located on the south side of Minneapolis and is bound by Interstate 35W and Second Avenue South on the west, by Highway 77 and Cedar Avenue on the east, by Highway 62 (which runs along the city limits) on the south, and by 55th Street East and Diamond Lake Road on the north. The Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport is located directly to the southwest, and the City of Richfield is directly south. The neighborhood takes its name from the lake found in its western end. The neighborhood's northeastern tip connects to Lake Nokomis recreation areas and parks.
Diamond Lake, Hale and Page neighborhoods share a neighborhood association; to learn more visit: http://hpdl.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.4% | 44 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 21.5% | 38 | Middle |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 70.9% | 5 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 90.8% | 42 | Middle |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 65.3% | 19 | Top |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 22.4% | 60 | Bottom |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.1% | 33 | Middle |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 82.7% | 76 | Bottom |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 16.3% | 54 | Middle |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 7.3% | 19 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 67.3% | 50 | Middle |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 4.3% | 22 | Top |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.7 minutes | 32 | Middle |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 1.7% | 1 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 95.7% | 76 | Bottom |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 1.0% | 7 | Top |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 24.1% | 26 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 17.9 | 5 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.2% | 24 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.5 | 48 | Middle |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.4 | 15 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 30.9% | 22 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 8.7% | 31 | Middle |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 38 | 77 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 33.3% | 2 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 89.2% | 9 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 35.6% | 21 | Top |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 282.6 | 49 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 15.3% | 79 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.5% | 82 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 118.1 | 55 | Middle |