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Sun Valley

Sun Valley is a neighborhood in Birmingham's East Pinson Valley community. It occupies the area east of Echo Highlands and west of Center Point and Apple Valley. The campus of Jefferson State Community College is at the center of the neighborhood, which is crossed by Pinson Valley Parkway and Sunhill Road.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 28.8 80 Bottom 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 3.9% 90 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 0.7% 2 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 110.1 61 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 14.7% 34 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 17.6% 27 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 28.9 89 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3.2 70 Bottom 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 62.7% 31 Top 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 0.4% 2 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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 81.0% 63 Middle 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.8% 29 Top 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 12.3 7 Top 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 40.9% 43 Middle 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 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 17.2% 56 Middle 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 98 53 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1.8 20 Top 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.4% 42 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 54.6% 61 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 83 Bottom 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 13.6 54 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 25.7% 61 Middle 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 83.3% 49 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 38.1% 44 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 85.6% 44 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 11.8% 70 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 9.8% 11 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -12.0% 65 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 77.7% 33 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.9% 22 Top 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 0.0% 95 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 44.5% 23 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 6.5% 35 Middle 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
Population 2,399 210,616
Park Quality 0
Life Expectancy 72.7 78.8
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 24.7% 30.9%
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