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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Residential 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 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 81.8% | 2 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1 | 6 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.3% | 9 | Top |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 78.5% | 12 | Top |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 5.4% | 16 | Top |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.8 | 16 | Top |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 79 | 17 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 482.8 | 17 | Top |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 31.5% | 19 | Top |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 14.8% | 21 | Top |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 58.2% | 29 | Top |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.8% | 30 | Middle |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 94.4% | 30 | Middle |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 25.0% | 30 | Middle |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 4.6% | 30 | Middle |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 16.1% | 33 | Middle |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 29.1% | 34 | Middle |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.4% | 36 | Middle |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 85.6% | 39 | Middle |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 6.0% | 41 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 22 minutes | 41 | Middle |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.9 | 46 | Middle |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 120.6 | 50 | Middle |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 23.2% | 55 | Middle |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 69.2 | 64 | Bottom |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.3% | 66 | Bottom |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 68.9% | 71 | Bottom |
