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Bush Hills

Bush Hills is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community and includes the subdivision of Owenton, home of Birmingham-Southern College. Bush Hills is named for Thomas Greene Bush, president of the Highland Land Company, which purchased and subdivided most of the property on which the suburb was developed.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
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
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 18.8% 12 Top 3.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 79.4% 12 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 76.8 19 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.7 21 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 45.0% 21 Top 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 150 22 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 30.9% 28 Top 3.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 73.5 32 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 21.0% 32 Top 4.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 13.7% 35 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 67.4% 36 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 24.0% 38 Middle 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 10.8% 39 Middle 5.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 20.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 12.4 45 Middle 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 78.0% 50 Middle 3.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 5.5 51 Middle 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 4.6% 51 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 47.3% 56 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.0% 56 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.9 61 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.2% 62 Middle 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.9% 63 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 13.1% 64 Middle 5.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.2 66 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 44.5% 67 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -12.8% 68 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 90.9 69 Bottom 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3 71 Bottom 4.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 3.1% 74 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 25.7% 78 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 70.0% 84 Bottom 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 73.0% 85 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 54.2% 87 Bottom 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 92.7% 88 Bottom 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 25.0% 98 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 19.6% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.4 78.8
Population 3,345 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
Park Quality 40.6
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