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Southside

Southside is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Southside community. It is bound on the north by the Railroad Reservation; on the west by 22nd Street South; to the south by 10th Avenue South (west of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway), University Boulevard (between the Expressway and 32nd Street South), and 6th Avenue South (east of 32nd Street); and to the east by 37th Street South.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 92.8 1 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.2% 55 Middle 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 5.6% 23 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 211.7 90 Bottom 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 6.7% 4 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 22 34 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 91.3 1 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 1.5% 10 Top 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 56.6% 99 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 71.6% 88 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 8.9% 73 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 17 12 Top 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 91.9% 96 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 100.0% 95 Bottom 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 22.4% 44 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 163 16 Top 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 1.5 93 Bottom 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 3.8 94 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 41.7 95 Bottom 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 10.1% 99 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 42.4% 84 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 1 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 21.3 95 Bottom 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 18.5% 2 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 74.1% 80 Bottom 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 55.6% 19 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 36.3% 34 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 53.7% 99 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 32.2% 8 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.4% 64 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -1.4% 32 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 77.6% 32 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 80.3% 39 Middle 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 17.8% 92 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 11.2% 48 Middle 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
Population 1,591 210,616
Park Quality 69.6
Life Expectancy 75.5 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 83.9% 30.9%
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