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South East Lake

South East Lake is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Roebuck-South East Lake community. It borders Irondale to the Southeast, Brown Springs and East Lake neighborhoods across Oporto-Madrid Boulevard on the Southwest, Wahouma and North East Lake across 1st Avenue North to the northwest, and Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck across Red Oak Road, Newport Avenue and Roebuck Springs Road to the north. I-59 traverses the neighborhood's northwest corner. The neighborhood includes the Ruffner Mountain Mountain Preserve.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 53.5 48 Middle 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 6.4% 35 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 12.1% 42 Middle 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 78.7 39 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 21.4% 54 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 43.4% 11 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.7 60 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 1.5 85 Bottom 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 28.2% 19 Top 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 13.7% 35 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 2.6% 70 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 75.3% 74 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 16.2% 26 Top 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 77.9 61 Middle 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 41.9% 45 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 5.8% 64 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 25.8% 35 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 119 40 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.8 56 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.4 45 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 5.7 52 Middle 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.8% 18 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 60.5% 42 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 8.2 16 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 25.9% 63 Middle 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 77.2% 53 Middle 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 76.9% 42 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 50.6% 89 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 89.1% 22 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 21.3% 31 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 24.0% 46 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -11.6% 63 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 81.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 74.1% 66 Middle 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 82.9% 68 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 36.5% 39 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 14.0% 67 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
Population 7,290 210,616
Park Quality 68
Life Expectancy 71.9 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 36.3% 30.9%
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