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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Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 78 | 20 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 34.1% | 26 | Top |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 60.9 | 57 | Middle |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 7.1% | 41 | Middle |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 29.6% | 33 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 19.9 minutes | 10 | Top |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 277.9 | 51 | Middle |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 46.0% | 64 | Bottom |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 37.5% | 54 | Middle |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 30.6% | 70 | Bottom |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 75.6% | 55 | Middle |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 49.4% | 13 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 46.7% | 72 | Bottom |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 84.7% | 78 | Bottom |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 12.9% | 59 | Bottom |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.1 | 53 | Middle |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 57.0% | 31 | Middle |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 87.6 | 77 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 23.1 | 70 | Bottom |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 5.4% | 25 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 6.0% | 51 | Middle |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 50.3% | 57 | Middle |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 15.2% | 20 | Top |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 31.0% | 54 | Middle |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 60.7% | 68 | Bottom |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 42.6% | 13 | Top |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 68.2% | 40 | Middle |
Business Retention | Economic Health | 4.0% | 23 | Top |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.1% | 42 | Middle |
Age of Housing | Housing | 88.4% | 50 | Middle |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 85.4% | 54 | Middle |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 7.7% | 34 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 31.8% | 60 | Bottom |