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

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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