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Eastwood

Eastwood (formerly East McElwain) is a neighborhood in the Crestline community of eastern Birmingham. It is centered around the Eastwood Village shopping center (the former site of Eastwood Mall) between Montevallo Road, Oporto-Madrid Boulevard and U.S. Highway 78 (Crestwood Boulevard). Much of the center of the Eastwood neighborhood is commercial, formerly anchored by Eastwood Mall and Century Plaza, as well as the Eastwood Shopping Plaza.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 8.3% 37 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 45.9% 19 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 81.0% 36 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 72.0% 22 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -14.5% 74 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 25.5% 51 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 9.9% 77 Bottom 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.6% 48 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 42.6% 60 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 71.4% 34 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.7% 32 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 9.7 22 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 47.3% 77 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.6% 29 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 11.6 74 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.6 83 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.2 66 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.4 73 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 44 78 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 21.5% 45 Middle 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 87.7% 91 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 20.0% 13 Top 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 34 22 Top 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 8.4% 76 Bottom 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 74.8% 76 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 0.4% 2 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 84.8% 59 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 4.8 50 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.6 19 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 8.6% 38 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 8.8% 9 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 383.8 98 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 6.4% 24 Top 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 6.5% 32 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 37.3 63 Middle 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 27.2% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Life Expectancy 75.6 78.8
Park Quality 72.9
Population 2,561 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
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