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.

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

Key Citations:
1. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Social Determinants of Health. Published 2011. Accessed December 27, 2013. For more information: click here

2. Elliott L, Arbes S, Harvey ES, Lee RC, Salo PM, Cohn RD, London SJ, Zeldin DC. Dust Weight and Asthma Prevalence in the National Survey of Lead and Allergens in Housing (NSLAH). Environ Health Perspect. 2007; 115(2): 215–220. Published online 2006 November 7. doi: 10.1289/ehp.9412 PMCID: PMC1817708.

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