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Fairview

Fairview is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Five Points West community. It lies north of the Alabama State Fairgrounds, Central Park and Rising-West Princeton, south and west of Bush Hills, and east of Ensley Highlands. In the center of the community was a spring that flowed into Village Creek. The Seminole chief Osceola was known to camp in the area in the early 19th Century- around 1820 or so. The street car stop near the fairgrounds was named Osceola Station in his honor.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.7 78 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -18.9% 83 Bottom 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 27.9% 66 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 76.7% 16 Top 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 23.2% 3 Top 3.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 82.1% 33 Top 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.8% 65 Middle 3.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 27.9% 32 Top 3.00
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
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 85.4% 61 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 23.9 38 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 58.9% 70 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 87.3% 31 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.5% 28 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 30.9% 90 Bottom 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 91.6% 84 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 49.4% 85 Bottom 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 79.3 62 Middle 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 17.7 81 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 131.8 72 Bottom 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 24.5% 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 1.4 13 Top 4.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.0% 77 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 93.8% 49 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 76 22 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 84.1% 46 Middle 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.5% 76 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 6.2 32 Top 4.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 7.0% 89 Bottom 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 23.7% 32 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 186 4 Top 4.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 20.8% 93 Bottom 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 20.6% 56 Middle 5.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 25.0% 80 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 33.3% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 70.5 78.8
Population 2,306 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Park Quality 51.9
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