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Druid Hills

Druid Hills is a neighborhood in the Northside community located north of I-20/59 and south of 19th Avenue North between 19th Street North and Carraway Boulevard (formerly 26th Street North). The neighborhood includes landmarks such as the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex and Uptown entertainment district, Carraway Hospital, and Oak Hill Cemetery. Druid Hills grew as a residential section along with neighboring Norwood in the vicinity of Carraway Hospital.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 13.8% 65 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 35.7% 42 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 96.2% 46 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 71.2% 81 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 85.7% 53 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 20.5% 11 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 12.7% 20 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 26.3% 19 Top 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 77.3% 81 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 41.8% 55 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.9% 57 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.2% 15 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 17.1 76 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.5 64 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 46.4% 79 Bottom 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 5.6% 89 Bottom 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 33.9 92 Bottom 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 53 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.6 87 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 197 2 Top 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 10.3% 70 Bottom 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 37.7% 80 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 37.1% 37 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 52.5 33 Top 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 22.9% 4 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 73.0% 85 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 24.6% 71 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 2.4 75 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 21.1 26 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 36.8% 96 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 130.2 71 Bottom 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 18.3% 63 Middle 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.1% 85 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 80.8 10 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 28.7% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 68.2 78.8
Park Quality 75.9
Population 1,544 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
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