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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 Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
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
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