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.

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

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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