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Oakwood Place

Oakwood Place is a neighborhood in Birmingham's West End community. The neighborhood is south of Valley Creek, north of the Southern Railway and Nabors Branch, west of Arlington-West End and east of Germania Park. It includes the Berney Points community and the former site of Lee Elementary School and West End High School.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 71.3 32 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.6% 75 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 27.8% 86 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 96 56 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 29.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.1% 75 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.9 23 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 5.5 40 Middle 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 81.5% 54 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 21.1% 60 Middle 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 81.6% 61 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.8% 86 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 114.5 87 Bottom 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 47.5% 58 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 3.9% 61 Middle 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 20.2% 49 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 185 5 Top 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.9 80 Bottom 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.5 79 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2.8 28 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.5% 44 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 56.0% 56 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 16.2 72 Bottom 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.8% 23 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.2% 24 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 47.4% 80 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 83.5% 58 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.1% 24 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 33.0% 87 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 2.0% 20 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 88.1% 67 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.3% 42 Middle 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 87.6% 63 Middle 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 33.8% 48 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.4% 77 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Population 2,647 210,616
Park Quality 80.8
Life Expectancy 69.5 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 33.9% 30.9%
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