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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Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 146.7 | 82 | Bottom |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 1.2% | 72 | Bottom |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 25.8% | 69 | Bottom |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 57.5% | 67 | Bottom |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 33.8% | 63 | Bottom |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 13.8% | 62 | Bottom |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 7.0% | 60 | Bottom |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.8 | 58 | Middle |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 112.9 | 58 | Middle |
Age of Housing | Housing | 90.8% | 54 | Middle |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 25.6% | 53 | Middle |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9 | 53 | Middle |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 29.0% | 51 | Middle |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.0% | 51 | Middle |
School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 10.0% | 50 | Middle |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 88.6% | 49 | Middle |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 67.8% | 47 | Middle |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 290.7 | 45 | Middle |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 4.5% | 45 | Middle |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 5.7% | 43 | Middle |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 28.3% | 43 | Middle |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 69.1% | 41 | Middle |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.7% | 40 | Middle |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 27.9% | 39 | Middle |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 32.7% | 34 | Middle |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.6 minutes | 31 | Middle |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.7% | 26 | Top |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 18.6% | 24 | Top |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 84.4% | 24 | Top |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 74 | 23 | Top |
Business Retention | Economic Health | 5.3% | 19 | Top |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.4 | 15 | Top |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 40.0% | 8 | Top |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 10.0% | 7 | Top |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.7% | 6 | Top |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |