Seward, a neighborhood on the western bank of the Mississippi River, is bound on the north by Interstate 94, on the east by the Mississippi River, on the south by 27th Street East and on the west by Hiawatha Avenue. The neighborhood is named for William Seward, secretary of state under Abraham Lincoln. Of the neighborhood's 390 acres, 54 percent are residential and almost 20 percent are industrial. The industrial uses are located along Minnehaha and Snelling avenues and 27th Street East in the southwestern portion of the neighborhood. Parks line the river and Seabury Avenue. A group of rail workers' houses on Milwaukee Avenue built at the end of the 19th century and restored in the late 1970s has National Historic Preservation status and gives character to this neighborhood. Seward is connected to downtown, the airport and the Mall of America through blue light-rail line.
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Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 31.8% | 60 | Bottom |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 7.7% | 34 | Middle |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 85.4% | 54 | Middle |
Age of Housing | Housing | 88.4% | 50 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.1% | 42 | Middle |
Business Retention | Economic Health | 4.0% | 23 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 68.2% | 40 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 42.6% | 13 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 60.7% | 68 | Bottom |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 31.0% | 54 | Middle |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 15.2% | 20 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 50.3% | 57 | Middle |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 6.0% | 51 | Middle |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.4% | 25 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 23.1 | 70 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 87.6 | 77 | Bottom |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 57.0% | 31 | Middle |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.1 | 53 | Middle |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 12.9% | 59 | Bottom |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 84.7% | 78 | Bottom |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 46.7% | 72 | Bottom |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 49.4% | 13 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.6% | 55 | Middle |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 30.6% | 70 | Bottom |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 37.5% | 54 | Middle |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 46.0% | 64 | Bottom |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 277.9 | 51 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 19.9 minutes | 10 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.6% | 33 | Middle |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 7.1% | 41 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 60.9 | 57 | Middle |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 34.1% | 26 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 78 | 20 | Top |