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Belview Heights

Belview Heights is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It was first developed in 1910 by the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company as a residential district for the families of supervisors at its steel plant in Corey.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
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
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 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
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 169 12 Top 4.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 84.7% 19 Top 3.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 70.4% 23 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 75.5 24 Top 4.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 9.0% 27 Top 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 40.8% 28 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 7.9% 30 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 65.1% 33 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 33.3% 34 Middle 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 24.0% 38 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 86.3% 40 Middle 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 84.9% 41 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 9.9% 45 Middle 5.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 16.8% 46 Middle 4.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 38.3% 47 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 20.4% 49 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 92.4 53 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 4.0% 56 Middle 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -10.0% 56 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 76.7 60 Middle 4.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 7.2 61 Middle 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.6% 65 Middle 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.2 66 Middle 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 13.2% 67 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 88.7% 68 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 1.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 13.3% 70 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.7% 70 Bottom 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.2 72 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 26.7 75 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 2.1 81 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 19.9 90 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 46.9% 90 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 39.7% 95 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 4.5% 99 Bottom 3.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 19.6% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.2 78.8
Population 4,801 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Park Quality 26.1
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