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
Indicators |
Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 80.8 | 10 | Top | 4.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 4.1% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 18.3% | 63 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 130.2 | 71 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 36.8% | 96 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 21.1 | 26 | Top | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2.4 | 75 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 100.0% | 75 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 24.6% | 71 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 73.0% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 22.9% | 4 | Top | 3.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 52.5 | 33 | Top | 4.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 37.1% | 37 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 37.7% | 80 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 10.3% | 70 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 197 | 2 | Top | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.6 | 87 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 53 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 33.9 | 92 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.6% | 89 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 46.4% | 79 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.5 | 64 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 17.1 | 76 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 22.2% | 15 | Top | 4.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 75.9% | 57 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 41.8% | 55 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 77.3% | 81 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 26.3% | 19 | Top | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.7% | 20 | Top | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 20.5% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 85.7% | 53 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 71.2% | 81 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 96.2% | 46 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 35.7% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 13.8% | 65 | Middle | 5.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.5 | 0.44 |
| Population | 1,544 | 210,616 |
| Park Quality | 75.9 | |
| Life Expectancy | 68.2 | 78.8 |
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 28.7% | 30.9% |