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Ensley Highlands

Ensley Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It is bounded by the neighborhoods of Belview Heights, Central Park, Fairview, Tuxedo, and Ensley.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.1% 73 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 26.8% 71 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 96.3% 45 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 76.5% 57 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 92.3% 86 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 0.0% 22 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.4% 64 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 22.8% 27 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 85.0% 46 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 47.2% 79 Bottom 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.4% 29 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 21.3 95 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 82.0% 9 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.9% 38 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 8.3 67 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.2 40 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.6 47 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 182 7 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 14.9% 61 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 11.6% 69 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 51.7% 61 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 64.9 44 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 18.1% 15 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 80.4% 65 Middle 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 15.7% 93 Bottom 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 18.6% 47 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 75.4% 48 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.3 30 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 28 85 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.6% 65 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 19.1% 43 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 87.2 49 Middle 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 16.8% 57 Middle 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.2% 81 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 75.3 25 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 32.1% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 68.5 78.8
Park Quality 74.5
Population 4,757 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
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