Grasselli Heights
Grasselli Heights is a neighborhood in the Grasselli community of Birmingham. It was developed originally as a residential neighborhood for managers at the Grasselli Chemical Company plant nearby. The neighborhood is bounded to the north by tracks owned by the Seaboard System Railroad, which separates it from the Western Steel Fabricators plant in unincorporated Jefferson County and from Birmingham's Riley-Travellick neighborhood. On the east and northeast the neighborhood is separated from Tarpley City by 37th Street Southwest, Rutledge Avenue and Wilson Road Southwest. Lawson State Community College and Wenonah High School are located just north of Grasselli Heights on Wilson Road.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 100.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 85.9% | 1 | Top | 3.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| 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 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 96.1% | 3 | Top | 1.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 6.5% | 3 | Top | 1.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 36.6 | 9 | Top | 4.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 80.0% | 10 | Top | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 7.9% | 11 | Top | 1.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 11.1% | 16 | Top | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 5.1% | 22 | Top | 5.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 35.6% | 29 | Top | 1.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.5 | 38 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.5% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 111 | 45 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 42.1% | 47 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 4.7 | 51 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 19.6% | 52 | Middle | 5.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 73.2 | 53 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 26.2% | 55 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 100.0% | 56 | Middle | 2.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 83.3% | 56 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 44.8 | 58 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 25.7% | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 20.2% | 69 | Bottom | 5.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 77 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 91.9% | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 69.4% | 86 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 0.0% | 87 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 19.2 | 88 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 6.0% | 89 | Bottom | 3.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.2 | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 18.5% | 91 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 68.5% | 93 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 5.0% | 97 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 46.1 | 99 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.5 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 34.8% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 71 | 78.8 |
| Population | 847 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 45.8 |