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Echo Highlands

Echo Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's East Pinson Valley community. It stretches along Pinson Valley Parkway (Alabama State Highway 79) between Lawson Road and Carson Road, mostly to the east of the highway, toward Killough Springs, Bridlewood and Sun Valley. It includes most of the Valley East Industrial Park.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 33.8 68 Bottom 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 8.0% 10 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 1.7% 8 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 58.9 16 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 13.7% 30 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 38.1% 14 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 29.5 93 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 1.8 83 Bottom 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 65.2% 34 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 2.1% 13 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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 79.3% 68 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.8% 29 Top 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 13.3 9 Top 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 26.7% 20 Top 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 14.0% 64 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 65 64 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 50 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1 10 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.8% 36 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 52.9% 67 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 14.3 60 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.4% 76 Bottom 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 46.2% 12 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 32.5% 20 Top 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 89.4% 20 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 10.8% 74 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 9.8% 11 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -10.3% 57 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 44.5% 5 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 86.3% 13 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 38.8% 91 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 38.4% 32 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 4.0% 13 Top 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
Population 6,231 210,616
Park Quality 48.3
Life Expectancy 72.3 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 20.9% 30.9%
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