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Keewaydin

The Keewaydin neighborhood is located on the south side of the city, from Minnehaha Parkway on the north to 54th Street East on the south, and from Cedar Avenue South on the west to 34th Avenue South on the east. Most of Lake Nokomis is within the neighborhood's boundaries. Keewaydin neighborhood, like Minnehaha and Hiawatha neighborhoods, received its name from an Ojibwe legend mentioned in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem, The Song of Hiawatha. "Keewaydin" is Ojibwe for "northwest wind," or "the home wind."

Keewaydin, Morris Park, Minnehaha, and Wenonah neighborhoods share a neighborhood association; to learn more visit: http://www.nokomiseast.org

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort ascending Indicator Value Rank Tier
Transit Accessibility Transportation 194.5 74 Bottom
Commute Mode Share Transportation 17.7% 69 Bottom
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 19.2% 79 Bottom
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 147.6 29 Top
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 94.3% 1 Top
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 35.6% 21 Top
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 59 52 Middle
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics - - Data N/A
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics -% - Data N/A
Tree Cover Natural Areas 30.3% 23 Top
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 23.9% 5 Top
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 43.6 38 Middle
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 36.6% 14 Top
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety 7.9% 49 Middle
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 0.6 3 Top
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety 1.6 20 Top
Vacancy Rates Housing 2.4% 4 Top
Age of Housing Housing 95.6% 74 Bottom
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing 2.2% 23 Top
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 23.0% 21 Top
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 10.9% 28 Top
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 70.7% 31 Middle
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.9% 7 Top
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.9 minutes 18 Top
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top
Proximity to Brownfield Sites 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
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 90.9% 40 Middle
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 31.5% 66 Bottom
Business Retention Economic Health 1.7% 40 Middle
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 14.4% 19 Top
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 72.9% 1 Top
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