Longfellow neighborhood is located in southeast Minneapolis. The neighborhood is named after Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the famous poet born in 1807. Longfellow neighborhood extends west to Hiawatha Avenue and east to 38th Avenue. The northern and southern boundaries are 27th Street and 34th Street, respectively. The neighborhood is served by the first light-rail transit corridor in Minneapolis; it runs along Hiawatha Avenue. There is a large concentration of multi-family rental housing in Longfellow, and an industrial area stretches along Hiawatha Avenue.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.longfellow.org
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
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Business Retention | Economic Health | 5.3% | 19 | Top |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 29.0% | 51 | Middle |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.0% | 51 | Middle |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.6% | 24 | Top |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 88.6% | 49 | Middle |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 10.0% | 7 | Top |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 33.8% | 63 | Bottom |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 5.7% | 43 | Middle |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 13.8% | 62 | Bottom |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 10.0% | 50 | Middle |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 57.5% | 67 | Bottom |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 25.6% | 53 | Middle |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 67.8% | 47 | Middle |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 7.0% | 60 | Bottom |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.6 minutes | 31 | Middle |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
Age of Housing | Housing | 90.8% | 54 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.5% | 45 | Middle |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 28.3% | 43 | Middle |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 146.7 | 82 | Bottom |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 69.1% | 41 | Middle |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.7% | 6 | Top |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9 | 53 | Middle |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.4 | 15 | Top |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 25.8% | 69 | Bottom |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 1.2% | 72 | Bottom |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 74 | 23 | Top |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 40.0% | 8 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 84.4% | 24 | Top |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 27.9% | 39 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 290.7 | 45 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 32.7% | 34 | Middle |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.7% | 40 | Middle |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 112.9 | 58 | Middle |