Vacancy Rates

The vacancy rate indicator measures the proportion of vacant residential properties in a neighborhood. The higher the proportion of vacant homes in a neighborhood, the lower the community health. Vacancy rate is calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

 

The presence of vacant properties is related to negative health outcomes, such as cardiovascular disease and mental illness. Vacant residential properties are linked to higher levels of crime and illegal activity such as prostitution, drug sales, and drug use by adolescents. It is also related to higher risk of fire injury. A high level of boarded-up housing has been found to be a predictor of gonorrhea, premature mortality, diabetes, homicide, and suicide. Vacant housing is also a predictor of high blood lead levels in children. Vacancy Rates in is in the Housing Domain.

Neighborhood Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 5.4% 23
Audubon Park 5.3% 22
Bancroft 2.7% 5
Beltrami 19.3% 83
Bottineau 11.7% 67
Bryant 7.4% 46
Bryn - Mawr 8.3% 51
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 5.7% 26
Camden Industrial 14.6% 78
Cedar - Isles - Dean 7.2% 43
Cedar Riverside 11.2% 64
Central 10.5% 62
Cleveland 11.8% 68
Columbia Park 3.8% 8
Como 6.6% 36
Cooper 1.7% 1
Corcoran 9.7% 56
Diamond Lake 1.7% 1
Downtown East 10.4% 60
Downtown West 10.4% 60
East Calhoun (ECCO) 5.8% 30
East Harriet 5.6% 24
East Isles 5.6% 24
East Phillips 15.6% 80
Elliot Park 11.2% 64
Ericsson 4.4% 14
Field 5.2% 21
Folwell 18.3% 81
Fulton 4.0% 11
Hale 5.1% 20
Harrison 8.6% 53
Hawthorne 12.3% 70
Hiawatha 5.9% 31
Holland 10.3% 59
Howe 6.2% 34
Humboldt Industrial Area -% -
Jordan 20.1% 85
Keewaydin 2.4% 4
Kenny 5.7% 26
Kenwood 10.2% 58
King Field 4.9% 18
Lind - Bohanon 13.5% 75
Linden Hills 5.7% 26
Logan Park 13.1% 73
Longfellow 5.7% 26
Loring Park 13.8% 77
Lowry Hill 7.1% 41
Lowry Hill East 8.6% 53
Lyndale 10.9% 63
Lynnhurst 4.2% 12
Marcy Holmes 8.7% 55
Marshall Terrace 3.8% 8
McKinley 18.5% 82
Mid - City Industrial 6.6% 36
Midtown Phillips 4.9% 18
Minnehaha 4.8% 17
Morris Park 3.0% 6
Near - North 11.8% 68
Nicollet Island - East Bank 9.7% 56
North Loop 13.5% 75
Northeast Park 19.3% 83
Northrop 6.2% 34
Page 3.8% 8
Phillips West 5.9% 31
Powderhorn Park 7.6% 47
Prospect Park - East River Road 12.8% 71
Regina 6.6% 36
Seward 7.1% 41
Sheridan 7.9% 49
Shingle Creek -% -
St. Anthony East 4.6% 16
St. Anthony West 6.9% 39
Standish 5.9% 31
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 11.3% 66
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 7.2% 43
Tangletown 7.0% 40
University of Minnesota 12.8% 71
Ventura Village 8.4% 52
Victory 7.2% 43
Waite Park 4.3% 13
Webber - Camden 13.2% 74
Wenonah 1.7% 1
West Calhoun 8.2% 50
Whittier 7.7% 48
Willard - Hay 14.8% 79
Windom 4.4% 14
Windom Park 3.2% 7

Key Citations: 1. Center for Community Progress, Turning Vacant Spaces into Vibrant Places.

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2. Cohen, Deborah A., et al. “Neighborhood physical conditions and health” (2003). American Journal of Public Health.

 

3. Garvin, Eugenia, et al. "More Than Just An Eyesore: Local Insights And Solutions on Vacant Land And Urban Health" (2012). Journal of Urban Health.

 

4. Pettit K, Kingsley T, Coulton C, Cigna J. 2003. Neighborhoods and Health: Building Evidence for Local Policy. US Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. Accessed May 23, 2013

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5. Reagan PB, Salsberry PJ. Race and ethnic differences in determinants of preterm birth in the USA: broadening the social context. Soc Sci Med. 2005 May; 60(10):2217-28. Epub 2004 Dec 7.Accessed May 23. 2013.

 

6. Sargent JD, Bailey A, Simon P, Blake M, Dalton MA. Census tract analysis of lead exposure in Rhode Island children. Environ Res. 1997; 74(2):159-68.

 

7. Wilson, James Q., and George L. Kelling. “Broken Windows” (1982). The Atlantic Online.

 

8. Whitaker S. 2011. Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Foreclosure Related Vacancy Rates. Accessed May 23, 2013.

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