Healthy Communities Assessment Tool

Crestline

Crestline is a neighborhood in the Crestline community of eastern Birmingham. It is located south of Montclair Road, bordering Mountain Brook and Birmingham's Eastwood neighborhood across Oporto-Madrid Boulevard to the east. Crestline Park is in the neighborhood, which also borders the Elder Street Nature Park along Shades Creek.

Indicator Details

Indicators	Primary Domain	Indicator Value	Rank	Tier	Indicator Weight
Commute Mode Share	Transportation	2.9%	99	Bottom	4.00
Walkability	Neighborhood Characteristics	18.3	96	Bottom	4.00
High School Graduation Rate	Educational Opportunities	72.4%	86	Bottom	3.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets	Neighborhood Characteristics	1.6	83	Bottom	1.00
Residential Mobility	Social Cohesion	74.1%	81	Bottom	1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space	Natural Areas	70.1%	78	Bottom	1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites	Environmental Hazards	33.7%	78	Bottom	1.00
Chronic School Absence	Health Systems and Public Safety	28.2%	69	Bottom	1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity	Transportation	62	67	Bottom	4.00
Reading Proficiency	Educational Opportunities	10.3%	62	Middle	3.00
Local Business Vitality	Economic Health	55.8%	58	Middle	1.00
Payday Loans	Economic Health	0.8	56	Middle	1.00
Household Transportation Costs	Transportation	25.5%	55	Middle	4.00
Violent Crime	Health Systems and Public Safety	92.4	53	Middle	4.00
Preschool Enrollment	Educational Opportunities	20.5%	47	Middle	3.00
Transit Accessibility	Transportation	5.2	45	Middle	4.00
Tree Cover	Natural Areas	5.9%	45	Middle	1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles	Health Systems and Public Safety	0.1	44	Middle	4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities	Environmental Hazards	71.1%	42	Middle	1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions	Health Systems and Public Safety	3.8	41	Middle	4.00
Land Use Mix	Neighborhood Characteristics	0.6	39	Middle	1.00
Age of Housing	Housing	79.9%	38	Middle	1.00
Business Retention	Economic Health	0.0%	22	Top	1.00
Vacancy Rates	Housing	11.2%	20	Top	1.00
Infant Mortality Rate	Health Systems and Public Safety	9.3	20	Top	1.00
Abandoned Structures	Blight	4.3%	17	Top	5.00
Travel Time to Work	Employment Opportunities	20.3	16	Top	1.00
Public Health Nuisances	Health Systems and Public Safety	23.2	16	Top	4.00
Voter Participation	Social Cohesion	7.7%	13	Top	1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services	Economic Health	52.6%	12	Top	1.00
Food Desert	Neighborhood Characteristics	41.7%	9	Top	2.00
Visual Property Nuisances	Blight	1.8%	9	Top	5.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden	Housing	24.8%	8	Top	1.00
Adult Educational Attainment	Educational Opportunities	89.3%	7	Top	3.00
Employment Rate	Employment Opportunities	95.8%	6	Top	1.00
Public Assisted Households	Employment Opportunities	6.9%	2	Top	1.00
Long-Term Unemployment	Employment Opportunities	0.6%	2	Top	1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties	Blight	0.1%	1	Top	5.00
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
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	0.4	0.49
Concentrated Poverty	11.1%	30.9%
Life Expectancy	79.4	78.8
Population	3,789	210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity	0.3	0.44
Park Quality	57

These measures, while clearly significant to community health, may not fit the criteria of “actionable” at the neighborhood level or data may only be available at a city-wide level. Because individual neighborhoods may not have a direct impact on these measures, they have been excluded from the Neighborhood’s overall ranking. However, they are documented to provide “context” for the neighborhood which could potentially identify alternative avenues to improve community health.