East Calhoun is located in Minneapolis' Calhoun-Isle community and is part of the Uptown area. The neighborhood is bordered by Lake Street on the north and 36th Street on the south. Calhoun Parkway is the western extent of East Calhoun, which runs to Hennepin Avenue to the east. Lake Calhoun, one of Minneapolis' most popular attractions, is at the neighborhood's western border. A wide variety of amenities are located in and around East Calhoun including shops, restaurants, night clubs, movie theaters, coffee shops and grocery stores. The housing mix includes apartment buildings, duplexes and single-family homes that were built mostly around the turn of the 20th century.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.eastcalhoun.org
Indicator Details
| Indicators |
Primary Domain |
Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 5.4% | 16 | Top |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 14.8% | 21 | Top |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 58.2% | 29 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 94.4% | 30 | Middle |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 78.5% | 12 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.4% | 36 | Middle |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
| 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 | 4.3% | 9 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 81.8% | 2 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 4.6% | 30 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 22 minutes | 41 | Middle |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.8% | 30 | Middle |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 85.6% | 39 | Middle |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 25.0% | 30 | Middle |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 69.2 | 64 | Bottom |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.3% | 66 | Bottom |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.8 | 16 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.9 | 46 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 31.5% | 19 | Top |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.0% | 41 | Middle |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 79 | 17 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 68.9% | 71 | Bottom |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 29.1% | 34 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 482.8 | 17 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 23.2% | 55 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.1% | 33 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 120.6 | 50 | Middle |
