Kenny neighborhood is located in southwest Minneapolis. It is bordered by Highway 62, 54th Street, Lyndale Avenue on the east, and Logan Avenue South on the west. The neighborhood, its park and its elementary school were named for Sister Elizabeth Kenny, an Australian nurse who developed the Kenny method of treating polio. The neighborhood has a lake on its south end called Grass Lake. Houses in the neighborhood tend to have been built in the 1940s or later and are generally larger than the houses in adjacent neighborhoods such as Armatage and Windom. The neighborhood has a balanced mix of longtime and new residents.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.kennyneighborhood.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 11.5% | 11 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 2.2% | 66 | Bottom |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 98.7% | 5 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 96.7% | 85 | Bottom |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 1.6% | 15 | Top |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -1.6% | 70 | Bottom |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 35.0% | 12 | Top |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.6% | 84 | Bottom |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 74.7% | 16 | Top |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 16.5% | 3 | Top |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.5% | 82 | Bottom |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 68.6% | 10 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.2% | 37 | Middle |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.0% | 1 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.9 | 7 | Top |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 168.1 | 18 | Top |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 67.8% | 18 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.7 | 23 | Top |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 26 | Top |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.4% | 10 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 73.3% | 7 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 90.2% | 6 | Top |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 39 | Middle |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 6.0% | 49 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 138.1 | 84 | Bottom |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.4 minutes | 15 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.4% | 61 | Bottom |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.9 | 2 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 44.4% | 8 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 39 | 75 | Bottom |