College Hills
College Hills is a neighborhood in the Smithfield community. Originally built to house industrial workers, the neighborhood played a significant role in
the Birmingham Civil Rights Movement during the 1960's.
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 69 | 34 | Middle | 4.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.2% | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 18.0% | 61 | Middle | 5.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 67.9 | 23 | Top | 4.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 28.4% | 84 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.2 | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 12 | 11 | Top | 4.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 85.5% | 62 | Middle | 1.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 10.8% | 29 | Top | 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 | 15.3% | 92 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 90.2% | 17 | Top | 1.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 13.4% | 41 | Middle | 3.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 66.7 | 45 | Middle | 4.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 59.3% | 71 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.2% | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 4.7% | 76 | Bottom | 3.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 175 | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.6 | 87 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 1.2 | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 10.5 | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 7.7% | 94 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 39.3% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.9 | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 21.9% | 14 | Top | 4.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.6% | 15 | Top | 3.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 75.0% | 38 | Middle | 2.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 46.8% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 78.1% | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 18.8% | 41 | Middle | 4.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.8% | 8 | Top | 1.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -12.5% | 67 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 97.0% | 99 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 69.5% | 85 | Bottom | 3.00 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 28.2% | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 18.7% | 86 | Bottom | 5.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0 | 0.44 |
Population | 1,708 | 210,616 |
Park Quality | 56.3 | |
Life Expectancy | 70.6 | 78.8 |
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 28.9% | 30.9% |