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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

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

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

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