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Garden Highlands

Located in the Jones Valley area, Garden Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Southwest community. Adjacent neighborhoods include Oxmoor, Powderly, Jones Valley, and Industrial Center. The neighborhood consists primarily of industrial activities with relatively few residential properties.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 27.3 83 Bottom 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.3% 50 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 6.8% 26 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 46.1 12 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 10.5% 19 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 43.1% 12 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.4 50 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.7 27 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 27.4% 79 Bottom 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 73.7% 82 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.0% 89 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 55.3 35 Middle 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 63.3% 79 Bottom 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 43.7% 17 Top 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 17 92 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1.5 16 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 36.8% 93 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 11.5 28 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.2% 69 Bottom 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 85.9% 1 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 66.7% 24 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.6% 35 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 84.6% 48 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.4% 22 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 25.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -9.5% 54 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 83.8% 49 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 84.0% 21 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 36.4% 40 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 4.8% 18 Top 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
Population 216 210,616
Park Quality 76.3
Life Expectancy 72.4 78.8
Income Inequality 0.6 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 39.6% 30.9%
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