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Brown Springs

Brown Springs is a neighborhood in the East Lake community of Birmingham. It was historically an agricultural area with fields and orchards. The settlement was centered around a natural spring on the outskirts of the city. 73rd Street provided an access point to the mining roads on Ruffner Mountain, just south of the community.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 17.3% 81 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 24.5% 77 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 97.5% 43 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.6% 41 Middle 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.2% 76 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -13.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.1% 83 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 12.9% 60 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 80.1% 68 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 41.6% 54 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 72.4% 86 Bottom 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.1% 27 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 8.9 18 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 50.0% 69 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.1% 80 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 8.1 66 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 5.7 98 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.5 81 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 103 49 Middle 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 43.5% 18 Top 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 41.6% 44 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 67.3 47 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.0% 68 Bottom 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 79.2% 69 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 28.5% 85 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 9.2% 13 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3.7 64 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.9 63 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 14.5% 31 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 13.2% 27 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 128.9 69 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 26.8% 84 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 7.1% 24 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 66.8 38 Middle 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 31.7% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 72.1 78.8
Park Quality 65.8
Population 698 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
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