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Kenny

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 Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier
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
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