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Ensley Highlands

Ensley Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It is bounded by the neighborhoods of Belview Heights, Central Park, Fairview, Tuxedo, and Ensley.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending Tier Indicator Weight
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 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
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 182 7 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 82.0% 9 Top 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 18.1% 15 Top 3.00
Business Retention Economic Health 0.0% 22 Top 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 75.3 25 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 22.8% 27 Top 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.4% 29 Top 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.3 30 Top 4.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.9% 38 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.2 40 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 19.1% 43 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 64.9 44 Middle 4.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 96.3% 45 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 85.0% 46 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.6 47 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 18.6% 47 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 75.4% 48 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 87.2 49 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 76.5% 57 Middle 3.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 16.8% 57 Middle 5.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 51.7% 61 Middle 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 14.9% 61 Middle 3.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 26.4% 64 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.6% 65 Middle 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 80.4% 65 Middle 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 8.3 67 Bottom 4.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 11.6% 69 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 26.8% 71 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.1% 73 Bottom 5.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 47.2% 79 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.2% 81 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 28 85 Bottom 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 92.3% 86 Bottom 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 15.7% 93 Bottom 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 21.3 95 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 32.1% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 68.5 78.8
Population 4,757 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.3 0.44
Park Quality 74.5
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