Overall Ranking 52 of 87
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Como

The Como neighborhood (also called Southeast Como) is named after Como Avenue, which runs through the neighborhood. Como Avenue took its name from Lake Como in northern Italy, a popular tourist destination. Como neighborhood is in the University community, about one mile north of the Dinkytown commercial area and the east bank campus of the University of Minnesota. Its boundaries are the city limit to the east (33rd Avenue SE), the Southeast Industrial Area to the south of Elm Street, Interstate 35W and the Burlington Northern main line to the west, and East Hennepin Avenue and Winter Street NE to the north. The housing stock consists of modest early 20th-century bungalows and Victorian and 1920s-era homes with a scattering of newer duplexes and single-family homes. Many of the larger homes have been converted into student housing. Como has an elementary school, three churches, a mosque, Van Cleve Park and small retail stores. The Bunge grain elevator was abandoned in 2003. A plan made public in late 2005 would have locally based Project for Pride in Living, a nonprofit developer, purchase the complex, raze the silos and retain the prominent tower for an owner-occupied mixed-income multifamily residential development.

To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: http://secomo.comogreenvillage.info

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort ascending Indicator Value Rank Tier
Transit Accessibility Transportation 378.6 30 Middle
Commute Mode Share Transportation 41.0% 15 Top
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 16.6% 39 Middle
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 59.1 83 Bottom
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 59.1% 81 Bottom
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 11.1% 83 Bottom
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 62 44 Middle
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1 6 Top
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 31 Middle
Tree Cover Natural Areas 26.3% 62 Bottom
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 1.2% 72 Bottom
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 45.6 42 Middle
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 65.5% 39 Middle
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety 1.8% 4 Top
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 4.5 34 Middle
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety 8.7 71 Bottom
Vacancy Rates Housing 6.6% 36 Middle
Age of Housing Housing 80.9% 30 Middle
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing 1.6% 15 Top
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 45.5% 76 Bottom
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 12.3% 31 Middle
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 75.7% 12 Top
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.4% 27 Top
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.9 minutes 18 Top
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 12.4% 48 Middle
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 14.6% 64 Bottom
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 93.3% 84 Bottom
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 98.9% 83 Bottom
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 95.5% 26 Top
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 56.0% 34 Middle
Business Retention Economic Health 5.4% 16 Top
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 30.0% 54 Middle
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 44.0% 73 Bottom
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