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Highland Park

Highland Park is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Red Mountain community, centered on Highland Avenue in Southside, at the base of the north slope of Red Mountain. Most of the neighborhood's residential areas were developed by the Elyton Land Company as a streetcar suburb offering estate-size lots above the smog of Jones Valley. The neighborhood's curvilinear streets and bowl-shaped parks take advantage of topography for both practical and aesthetic purposes.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 49.3 53 Middle 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.9% 41 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 1.8% 9 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 33 6 Top 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 13.9% 31 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 15.8 2 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 5.4 41 Middle 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 97.0% 70 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 0.7% 6 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 8.8% 82 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 71.5% 89 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.3% 62 Middle 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 12 6 Top 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 10.9% 7 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 33.4% 77 Bottom 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 48.7% 9 Top 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 172 11 Top 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.2 35 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1.4 13 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 0.8% 3 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 67.7% 27 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 64 Middle 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 14.4 61 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 18.9% 3 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.9% 57 Middle 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 27.3% 4 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 29.4% 12 Top 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 94.3% 8 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 7.7% 88 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 20.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -16.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 81.2% 39 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 92.8% 3 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 53.9% 9 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 4.0% 13 Top 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
Population 5,569 210,616
Park Quality 73.8
Life Expectancy 78.8 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 19.1% 30.9%
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