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Hiawatha

The Hiawatha neighborhood is located along the southeastern border of Minneapolis and is part of the Longfellow community. The neighborhood extends from 40 th Street on the north to 54 th Street East on the south, and from the Mississippi River on the east to Hiawatha Avenue on the west and south. The light-rail transit line runs along Hiawatha Avenue, connecting downtown Minneapolis to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and the Mall of America in Bloomington. Minnehaha Avenue runs parallel to Hiawatha Avenue and clusters mixed and commercial uses, unlike the rest of the neighborhood with its mainly single-family houses. One-third of the neighborhood's area is open land: parks, including Minnehaha Park, and the Mississippi River's Lock and Dam Number 1. The neighborhood is named for its elementary school, Hiawatha. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, the American poet born in 1807, made the names Hiawatha and Minnehaha famous in his poem, The Song of Hiawatha.

Hiawatha, Longfellow, Cooper and Howe neighborhoods share a neighborhood association; to learn more visit: http://www.longfellow.org

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier
Business Retention Economic Health 5.5% 15 Top
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 16.8% 26 Top
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 54.1% 48 Middle
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 49.4% 13 Top
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 94.2% 31 Middle
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 35.4% 61 Bottom
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 5.5% 46 Middle
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 31.2% 50 Middle
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 8.8% 21 Top
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 67.8% 47 Middle
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 7.9% 66 Bottom
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 21.9 minutes 37 Middle
Vacancy Rates Housing 5.9% 31 Middle
Age of Housing Housing 87.9% 47 Middle
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing 3.5% 34 Middle
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 21.5% 18 Top
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 47.4 45 Middle
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 35.2% 13 Top
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety 6.8% 39 Middle
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2 18 Top
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety 1.7 23 Top
Tree Cover Natural Areas 39.3% 3 Top
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 21.3% 8 Top
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 47 69 Bottom
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1 6 Top
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 50.0% 11 Top
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 82.6% 33 Middle
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 36.4% 19 Top
Transit Accessibility Transportation 236.6 61 Bottom
Commute Mode Share Transportation 28.7% 45 Middle
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 18.2% 56 Middle
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 123.7 48 Middle
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