Age of Housing

Age of Housing is the proportion of houses in a neighborhood built before 1980. The higher the proportion of houses built before 1980, the higher the negative impact on health if the housing has not been maintained. Because a large proportion of housing in Minneapolis was built before 1980, age of housing is shown for each neighborhood but not included in neighborhood rankings. Data is from the 2010 U.S. Census.

Older homes are more likely to be less energy efficient. If older homes are not maintained they are more likely to have failing systems or components, asbestos, and lead-based paint. Age of housing is a proxy for housing condition or quality. Homes built before 1980 that have not been revitalized often have an increase in dust, mold, mites, and other allergens related to poor health. Age of Housing is included in the Housing domain.

Neighborhoodsort ascending Indicator Value Rank
Windom Park 92.1% 58
Windom 95.1% 71
Willard - Hay 93.1% 62
Whittier 82.1% 34
West Calhoun 81.8% 32
Wenonah 92.3% 59
Webber - Camden 94.6% 69
Waite Park 94.2% 66
Victory 95.1% 71
Ventura Village 78.1% 28
University of Minnesota 60.8% 8
Tangletown 96.0% 79
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 40.4% 4
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 84.3% 37
Standish 92.5% 60
St. Anthony West 68.7% 16
St. Anthony East 83.4% 36
Shingle Creek 89.2% 51
Sheridan 82.9% 35
Seward 88.4% 50
Regina 96.9% 86
Prospect Park - East River Road 60.8% 8
Powderhorn Park 94.7% 70
Phillips West 77.7% 26
Page 94.3% 67
Northrop 96.4% 84
Northeast Park 77.0% 23
North Loop 35.1% 3
Nicollet Island - East Bank 32.6% 1
Near - North 64.6% 12
Morris Park 95.7% 76
Minnehaha 76.5% 22
Midtown Phillips 63.2% 11
Mid - City Industrial 80.9% 30
McKinley 88.1% 49
Marshall Terrace 85.6% 39
Marcy Holmes 60.0% 7
Lynnhurst 96.1% 80
Lyndale 86.4% 43
Lowry Hill East 73.2% 18
Lowry Hill 84.3% 37
Loring Park 67.1% 13
Longfellow 90.8% 54
Logan Park 89.2% 51
Linden Hills 90.9% 55
Lind - Bohanon 78.6% 29
King Field 92.9% 61
Kenwood 62.6% 10
Kenny 96.7% 85
Keewaydin 95.6% 74
Jordan 75.9% 19
Humboldt Industrial Area 89.2% 51
Howe 91.0% 56
Holland 77.6% 25
Hiawatha 87.9% 47
Hawthorne 75.9% 19
Harrison 71.2% 17
Hale 96.1% 80
Fulton 96.3% 83
Folwell 87.8% 46
Field 95.6% 74
Ericsson 96.1% 80
Elliot Park 67.6% 14
East Phillips 68.2% 15
East Isles 87.0% 45
East Harriet 93.2% 63
East Calhoun (ECCO) 85.6% 39
Downtown West 35.0% 2
Downtown East 47.5% 5
Diamond Lake 95.7% 76
Corcoran 87.9% 47
Cooper 94.5% 68
Como 80.9% 30
Columbia Park 85.6% 39
Cleveland 95.9% 78
Central 85.7% 42
Cedar Riverside 58.2% 6
Cedar - Isles - Dean 77.9% 27
Camden Industrial 86.6% 44
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 92.0% 57
Bryn - Mawr 76.1% 21
Bryant 95.2% 73
Bottineau 81.9% 33
Beltrami 77.0% 23
Bancroft 93.2% 63
Audubon Park 93.9% 65
Armatage 97.4% 87

Key Citations:
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3. Cohn RD, Arbes SJ, Jaramillo R, Reid, LH, Zeldin, DC. 2006. National Prevalence and Exposure Risk for Cockroach Allergen in U.S. Households. Environ Health Perspect. 2006; 114(4): 522–526. Published online 2005 November 15. doi: 10.1289/ehp.8561.

4. Lefebvre S, Montgomery P, Michel I, Warren C, Larose T, Kauppi C. The role of public health inspectors in maintaining housing in northern and rural communities: recommendations to support public health practice. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2012 Mar-Apr;103(2):84-9.

5. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Healthy Housing Reference Manual. 2006. Available here

6. National Center for Healthy Housing. Housing Interventions and Health: A Review of the Evidence. 2009. Accessed December 27, 2012. Available here