North Avondale
North Avondale is a neighborhood in the East Birmingham community. It is located south of East Birmingham and Kingston, west of Woodlawn and East Avondale, north of Forest Park-South Avondale and Southside, and east of Central City and Norwood. Its main street, 41st Street, ends at Avondale City Park, which was home to Birmingham's first zoo and offered the residents a beautiful gathering space. Originally incorporated as a separate town in 1887, Avondale was annexed into Birmingham in 1910.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 48.9% | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 2.7% | 2 | Top | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 83.5 | 4 | Top | 4.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 23.3 | 6 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 21.4% | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 4.9% | 21 | Top | 5.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 20.9 | 23 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 49.6 | 31 | Top | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.8% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -7.1% | 43 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 13.0% | 44 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 108 | 47 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.7 | 48 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 88.3% | 59 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 28.2% | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 7.3 | 62 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 87.8% | 65 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 13.8% | 65 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 72.8% | 71 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 8.9% | 73 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 74.7% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 180.6 | 84 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 41.3% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 72.4% | 86 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.7 | 89 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 78.6% | 89 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 36.5% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 53.3% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 79.9% | 92 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 7.8% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 56.9% | 98 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 66.2% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 70.3 | 78.8 |
| Population | 1,007 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.1 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 73.9 |