The sidewalks of the Como neighborhood in southeast Minneapolis, located near the University of Minnesota and downtown Minneapolis, frequently buzz with people who bike or walk to the campus and to downtown.

Como is bordered by Hwy. 280, the university campus, E. Hennepin Av. and a large industrial area that borders the Prospect Park neighborhood.

The university influences the neighborhood in other ways, too. For example, demand for student housing creates competition for homes in this eclectic neighborhood of 5,600 people and 2,365 houses, condominiums and apartments.

Como gets its name from Como Av., which bisects the neighborhood, and houses there are typical of those found in greater Minneapolis. The median year homes were built in both Como and Minneapolis is 1940. . .