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Apple Valley

Apple Valley is a neighborhood in Birmingham's East Pinson Valley community. It is located in the extreme northeastern tip of the city limits, bordered by the cities of Center Point and Pinson. Birmingham's Sun Valley neighborhood adjoins it to the southwest.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort ascending Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 15 99 Bottom 4.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 0.0% 95 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0 94 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 219.9 92 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 29.2 91 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -17.4% 79 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 2.4 75 Bottom 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.3% 74 Bottom 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.8% 68 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 12.2% 64 Middle 4.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.2% 62 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 76 60 Middle 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 16.8% 58 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 87.2% 32 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 6.0% 29 Top 5.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.8% 29 Top 3.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 87.9% 28 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 30.6% 27 Top 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2.7 27 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 6.9% 27 Top 5.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.5% 26 Top 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 6.4% 23 Top 5.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 32.9% 21 Top 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 33.7 21 Top 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 36.4% 15 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 79.0% 13 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 50.0% 13 Top 2.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 9.8% 11 Top 1.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 2.3% 11 Top 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 54.8% 8 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 7.6% 7 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 4.4 3 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 66.3% 2 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 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
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 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 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 17.2% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 74.9 78.8
Population 1,337 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
Park Quality 0
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