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