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Arlington - West End

Arlington-West End is a neighborhood in the West End community of Birmingham. It includes the former town of Elyton and the community of West End, which were annexed into Birmingham in 1910.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Business Retention Economic Health -3.3% 34 Middle 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 27.9% 66 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 57.4% 54 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.1 62 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 68.7% 88 Bottom 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.6% 15 Top 3.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 7.1% 73 Bottom 3.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 8.3% 80 Bottom 3.00
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 70.6% 87 Bottom 1.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 76.5% 49 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 58.2% 69 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 77.9% 79 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.9% 74 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.2 44 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 81.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 43.2% 63 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 22.5% 62 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 96.5 76 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 19.2 88 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 129.8 70 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 21.8% 43 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 3.4 37 Middle 4.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 74 27 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.2 40 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 81.8% 47 Middle 2.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 84.8% 43 Middle 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.1% 85 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 10.8 12 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 19.2% 39 Middle 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 21.8% 12 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 151 20 Top 4.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 11.5% 53 Middle 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 22.7% 64 Middle 5.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 24.8% 78 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 36.1% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.6 78.8
Population 4,559 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
Park Quality 89.9
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