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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Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.0% | 1 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.9 | 2 | Top |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 16.5% | 3 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 98.7% | 5 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 90.2% | 6 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 73.3% | 7 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.9 | 7 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 44.4% | 8 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.4% | 10 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 68.6% | 10 | Top |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 11.5% | 11 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 35.0% | 12 | Top |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 1.6% | 15 | Top |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.4 minutes | 15 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 74.7% | 16 | Top |
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 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 26 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.2% | 37 | Middle |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 1.5% | 39 | Middle |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 6.0% | 49 | Middle |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 26.4% | 61 | Bottom |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 2.2% | 66 | Bottom |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -1.6% | 70 | Bottom |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 39 | 75 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.5% | 82 | Bottom |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 138.1 | 84 | Bottom |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 12.6% | 84 | Bottom |
Age of Housing | Housing | 96.7% | 85 | Bottom |