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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 423.7 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 5.1 | 97 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 5.1 | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 34.8 | 93 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.8 | 91 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 124.7 | 89 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 72.0% | 87 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -20.0% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.1% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 27.2 | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 63.3% | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 25.9% | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | 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 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 45.5% | 74 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 72.6% | 72 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 3.4% | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 84.9% | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 30.9% | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 19.4% | 51 | Middle | 5.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 78.0% | 50 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 10.1% | 46 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 22.3% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 82.3% | 43 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 65.5% | 32 | Top | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 7.9% | 30 | Top | 5.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 29.6% | 29 | Top | 3.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 14.9% | 28 | Top | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 147 | 26 | Top | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 21.8% | 12 | Top | 4.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.3% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 19.3 | 8 | Top | 4.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 82 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 48.6% | 3 | Top | 4.00 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |