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Liberty Highlands

Liberty Highlands is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Huffman community. It stretches along the city's eastern limit on both sides of I-459 between I-20 and I-59, adjoining the cities of Irondale and Trussville. It is home to the Birmingham Race Course and adjoins the neighborhoods of Overton, Huffman, and Roebuck Springs.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domainsort descending Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 37.3% 37 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 36.7% 94 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 4.4 93 Bottom 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -4.7% 38 Middle 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 78.6% 47 Middle 3.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 17.0% 57 Middle 3.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 13.1% 44 Middle 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 7.1% 65 Middle 1.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 68.1% 38 Middle 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 34.5% 36 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 93.3% 9 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.9% 20 Top 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 25.9 63 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 60.2% 10 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 21.7% 5 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 7.4% 6 Top 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 6.2% 7 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 23.3 88 Bottom 4.00
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 45.7 27 Top 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 5.2 5 Top 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 92.8 55 Middle 4.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 31.0% 93 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 54.4% 9 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 50.0% 13 Top 2.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 50.3 51 Middle 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.6 39 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.5 79 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 7.4% 22 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 83.0% 50 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 15.0% 55 Middle 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.5% 79 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 4 98 Bottom 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 0 96 Bottom 4.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 8.7% 42 Middle 5.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 9.9% 28 Top 5.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 5.1% 22 Top 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 20.5% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 76.2 78.8
Population 459 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.4 0.44
Park Quality 30.1
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