Echo Highlands
Echo Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's East Pinson Valley community. It stretches along Pinson Valley Parkway (Alabama State Highway 79) between Lawson Road and Carson Road, mostly to the east of the highway, toward Killough Springs, Bridlewood and Sun Valley. It includes most of the Valley East Industrial Park.
Indicator Details
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
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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 |
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 |
Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 44.5% | 5 | Top | 1.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 1.7% | 8 | Top | 5.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.3 | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 8.0% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1 | 10 | Top | 4.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.8% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 46.2% | 12 | Top | 2.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 86.3% | 13 | Top | 3.00 |
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 4.0% | 13 | Top | 5.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 2.1% | 13 | Top | 5.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 38.1% | 14 | Top | 1.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 58.9 | 16 | Top | 4.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 26.7% | 20 | Top | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 89.4% | 20 | Top | 1.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 32.5% | 20 | Top | 1.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 14.8% | 29 | Top | 3.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 13.7% | 30 | Top | 1.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 38.4% | 32 | Top | 1.00 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 65.2% | 34 | Middle | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 2.8% | 36 | Middle | 1.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.6 | 39 | Middle | 1.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.1 | 44 | Middle | 4.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.5 | 50 | Middle | 1.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -10.3% | 57 | Middle | 1.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 14.3 | 60 | Middle | 1.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 65 | 64 | Middle | 4.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 14.0% | 64 | Middle | 3.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 52.9% | 67 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 33.8 | 68 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 79.3% | 68 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 10.8% | 74 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.4% | 76 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 1.8 | 83 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 38.8% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 29.5 | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 20.9% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 72.3 | 78.8 |
Population | 6,231 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.2 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 48.3 |