Downtown East is located in the center of the city. The neighborhood is bound in the north by the Mississippi River, in the west by Portland Avenue South, in the east by Interstate 35W and in the south by Fifth Street South. It contains mainly recreational land including the Metrodome plus commercial, industrial and vacant land. Only a very small portion of this neighborhood is dedicated to residential housing, but housing is being built at record levels. Downtown East houses the Mill City Museum, with the new Guthrie Theater opening in the summer of 2006. Along the waterfront, the city has built a park themed on the history of Minneapolis incorporating mill ruins and featuring the Mill City Museum. The park extends beyond the neighborhood. Many of the old mills and factories have been converted into residential or commercial uses.
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Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -15.2% | 87 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 36.1% | 85 | Bottom |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 11.1% | 82 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 59.5% | 80 | Bottom |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 106.1 | 77 | Bottom |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 9 | 72 | Bottom |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 72.2% | 71 | Bottom |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 23.2 | 71 | Bottom |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.4% | 67 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 61.7% | 66 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 47.5% | 62 | Bottom |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 10.4% | 60 | Bottom |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 84.5% | 59 | Bottom |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 19.4% | 56 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.9% | 51 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 27.9% | 50 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 4.9% | 46 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 140.6 | 35 | Middle |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 12.9% | 34 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 15.4% | 23 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 23.2% | 22 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 38.4% | 19 | Top |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 37.2% | 17 | Top |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20 minutes | 12 | Top |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 87 | 7 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 47.5% | 5 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 1395 | 3 | Top |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | 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 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
