Glen Iris
Glen Iris is a historical neighborhood in Birmingham's Southside community. The neighborhood centers around Glen Iris Park, a central park with 20 residential lots of two acres each. The park was created by Robert Jemison Sr, who around 1901 envisioned and developed a highly exclusive place for Birmingham's most prominate citizens to live. Most of the homes were built between 1901 and 1940, with some homes being built on open lots in later years. Each home surrounded the park, which contained trails and green space for the residents to enjoy.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 60.6% | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 24.3 | 92 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 5.5% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 4.8% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.7% | 72 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 80.3% | 70 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 60 | 69 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -12.2% | 66 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 23.6% | 65 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.1% | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 14.7% | 63 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.9 | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.3% | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.2 | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.1% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 42.2% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 4.9 | 49 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.7 | 47 | Middle | 4.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.4% | 46 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 6.4% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 70.0% | 41 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 78 | 38 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.2 | 35 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 6.2% | 32 | Top | 5.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 43.2% | 24 | Top | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 66.7% | 24 | Top | 2.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.6 | 19 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 21.8% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.6% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 2.5% | 15 | Top | 5.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 65.1% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 93.2% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 1.7% | 11 | Top | 5.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.2% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 20.2% | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 89.8% | 5 | Top | 3.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.4 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 33.8% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| 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 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 32.4% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 75.4 | 78.8 |
| Population | 9,828 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.6 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 77.4 |