Crestwood North
Crestwood North is a neighborhood in the Crestwood community of Birmingham. It was developed as Woodlawn Heights (also called Woodlawn Highlands) in the early 20th century. The neighborhood is divided from Crestwood South by Crestwood Boulevard and from Woodlawn by the Central of Georgia Railroad. The neighborhood also includes the former site of the Woodlawn Infirmary (built in 1896), which was demolished after a fire.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 72.4% | 86 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 9.3% | 81 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 90.5% | 78 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 8.4% | 76 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 28.2% | 69 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.5 | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 4 | 59 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 89.1% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.8 | 56 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 81.9% | 56 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -9.3% | 52 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 55.8 | 46 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 85.9 | 46 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.4 | 45 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 24.2% | 43 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 23.2% | 42 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 11.2% | 41 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 67.7% | 37 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 11.6 | 30 | Top | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 142 | 29 | Top | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 6.9% | 26 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 12.1% | 23 | Top | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 71.8% | 21 | Top | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.1 | 21 | Top | 4.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 57.1% | 20 | Top | 2.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 27.8 | 17 | Top | 4.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 48.7% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 4.1% | 15 | Top | 5.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 2.5% | 14 | Top | 5.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 18.4 | 7 | Top | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.0% | 6 | Top | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 91.1% | 4 | Top | 3.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 7.9% | 3 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 96.6% | 3 | Top | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 19.1% | 2 | Top | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 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 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| 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 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 14.0% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 75.1 | 78.8 |
| Population | 2,411 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.4 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 92.7 |