Located on Minneapolis' west side, the neighborhood's boundaries are defined by Cedar Lake Park on the west and north, Kenwood Parkway on the north, West Lake of the Isles on the east, and Kenilworth Place and Lake of the Isles to the south. Kenwood shares Lake of the Isles and Cedar Lake with Cedar-Isles-Dean neighborhood. It is likely that Kenwood got its name from the company that developed the 95-acre subdivision that became the neighborhood. The developer chose a convenient location to attract discriminating residents. The neighborhood contains many open spaces including these two lakes, trails, parks and playgrounds. Cedar Lake Trail parallels the Burlington Northern tracks on the north. Kenilworth Trail runs from north to south and is part of the Chain of Lakes byway. The Kenwood trail ends at the Grand Rounds trail that partly follows the shores of Lake of the Isles. Kenwood's parks attract skaters in winter, and walkers and joggers use the nearly three miles of trails around Lake of the Isles year-round.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.kenwoodminneapolis.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Business Retention | Economic Health | 1.2% | 49 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 10.5% | 9 | Top |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 56.6% | 36 | Middle |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 74.7% | 6 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 98.9% | 3 | Top |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 100.0% | 1 | Top |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 2.6% | 41 | Middle |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 0.7% | 3 | Top |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 72.0% | 26 | Top |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.7% | 48 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 19.3 minutes | 5 | Top |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 10.2% | 58 | Middle |
Age of Housing | Housing | 62.6% | 10 | Top |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 25.4% | 32 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 46.7 | 43 | Middle |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 64.6% | 38 | Middle |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.1 | 19 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.7 | 23 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 36.6% | 7 | Top |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 34.2% | 2 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 44 | 71 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 83.8% | 27 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 54.0% | 1 | Top |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 250.7 | 57 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 17.0% | 71 | Bottom |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 19.7% | 85 | Bottom |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 120.6 | 50 | Middle |