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Brown Springs

Brown Springs is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. It was historically an agricultural area with fields and orchards. The settlement was centered around a natural spring on the outskirts of the city. 73rd Street provided an access point to the mining roads on Ruffner Mountain, just south of the community.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 9.2% 13 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 8.9 18 Top 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 43.5% 18 Top 3.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 7.1% 24 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.1% 27 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 13.2% 27 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 14.5% 31 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 66.8 38 Middle 4.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.6% 41 Middle 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 97.5% 43 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 41.6% 44 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 67.3 47 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 103 49 Middle 4.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 41.6% 54 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 12.9% 60 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.9 63 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3.7 64 Middle 4.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 8.1 66 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 80.1% 68 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.0% 68 Bottom 3.00
Business Retention Economic Health -13.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 79.2% 69 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 128.9 69 Bottom 4.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 50.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.2% 76 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 24.5% 77 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.1% 80 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 17.3% 81 Bottom 5.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.5 81 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.1% 83 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 26.8% 84 Bottom 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 28.5% 85 Bottom 5.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 5.7 98 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 31.7% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 72.1 78.8
Population 698 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
Park Quality 65.8
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