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Fairmont

Fairmont is a neighborhood in the North Birmingham community. The neighborhood is divided by I-65, with most of the houses on the southeastern side of the interstate, between 39th and 54th Avenue North and just west of the Walter Energy coke plant separating it from Collegeville. The northwestern half of the neighborhood, stretching to Five Mile Creek, is undeveloped.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 19.3% 87 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 19.3% 89 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 83.4% 67 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 68.0% 89 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 92.6% 87 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -23.8% 91 Bottom 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 17.5% 30 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 17.1% 45 Middle 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 78.1% 76 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 37.0% 40 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 66.7% 24 Top 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.9% 57 Middle 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.4% 76 Bottom 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 11.6 30 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 62.5% 38 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.7% 48 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 7.3 62 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.2 55 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 42 79 Bottom 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 21.4% 46 Middle 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 31.3% 96 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 59.5% 85 Bottom 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 59.6% 72 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 70.1 50 Middle 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.8% 54 Middle 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 90.8% 16 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.8% 67 Bottom 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 40.8% 98 Bottom 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 72.8% 43 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3.8 62 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20 13 Top 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 35.9% 17 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 24.4% 69 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 70.7 27 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 21.5% 71 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 3.9% 90 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 37 64 Middle 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 49.1% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Life Expectancy 70.2 78.8
Park Quality 53.3
Population 1,556 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
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