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