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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Business Retention | Economic Health | -1.6% | 70 | Bottom |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 11.5% | 11 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 68.6% | 10 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 73.3% | 7 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 98.7% | 5 | Top |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 67.8% | 18 | Top |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 39 | Middle |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 26 | 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 | 6.0% | 49 | Middle |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.4% | 10 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 74.7% | 16 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.2% | 37 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.4 minutes | 15 | Top |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 96.7% | 85 | Bottom |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 1.6% | 15 | Top |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 16.5% | 3 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.9 | 2 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 35.0% | 12 | Top |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.0% | 1 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.9 | 7 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.7 | 23 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.4% | 61 | Bottom |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 2.2% | 66 | Bottom |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 39 | 75 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 90.2% | 6 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 44.4% | 8 | Top |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 138.1 | 84 | Bottom |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.6% | 84 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.5% | 82 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 168.1 | 18 | Top |