Rising - West Princeton
Rising-West Princeton is a neighborhood in Birmingham's West End community. It lies north of the Arlington-West End and Oakwood Place neighborhoods, bounded by Valley Creek and Lomb Avenue Southwest, and south of Bush Hills and Fairview, separated by 3rd Avenue West. The eastern end of Rising-West Princeton reaches Princeton Parkway while the western end, abutting Central Park, is bounded by Fayette Avenue. The western section of the neighborhood was formerly known as Rising Station and was a predominantly African-American neighborhood.
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
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Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
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 |
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 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 48.6% | 3 | Top | 4.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 82 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 19.3 | 8 | Top | 4.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.3% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 21.8% | 12 | Top | 4.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 147 | 26 | Top | 4.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 14.9% | 28 | Top | 3.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 29.6% | 29 | Top | 3.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 7.9% | 30 | Top | 5.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 65.5% | 32 | Top | 1.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 82.3% | 43 | Middle | 1.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 22.3% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 10.1% | 46 | Middle | 5.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.0% | 50 | Middle | 3.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 19.4% | 51 | Middle | 5.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 30.9% | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.4% | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 84.9% | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 72.6% | 72 | Bottom | 3.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 45.5% | 74 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 16.9 | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 78.9% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 25.9% | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 63.3% | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27.2 | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.1% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -20.0% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 72.0% | 87 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 124.7 | 89 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.8 | 91 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 34.8 | 93 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 5.1 | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 5.1 | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 423.7 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 53.3% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 70.3 | 78.8 |
Population | 785 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.1 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 93.8 |