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Norwood

Norwood is a neighborhood of Birmingham in the northeast corner of the Northside community. Norwood was originally developed by the Birmingham Realty Company around 1910. The neighborhood was planned as a streetcar suburb centered on Norwood Boulevard, along the same lines as the development around Highland Avenue in Southside. The central 1.5-mile boulevard's 200-foot right of way included space for the Norwood Streetcar Line as well as broad landscaped park-like medians.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort ascending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 79.8 12 Top 4.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.3% 80 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 20.1% 68 Bottom 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 102.1 59 Middle 4.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 34.8% 94 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 2.1% 58 Middle 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.3 45 Middle 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 7.2 25 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 18.3% 46 Middle 5.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 10.9% 86 Bottom 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 62.0% 96 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 10.0% 68 Bottom 3.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 91.6 71 Bottom 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 62.3% 77 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 93.7% 93 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 2.1% 79 Bottom 1.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 8.4% 72 Bottom 3.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 164 15 Top 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.3 67 Bottom 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0.4 42 Middle 1.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0.9 61 Middle 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 17.3 83 Bottom 4.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.1% 23 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 41.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 17.1 76 Bottom 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.9% 26 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 75.9% 57 Middle 3.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 65.2% 99 Bottom 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 73.8% 88 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 27.6% 17 Top 4.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 12.7% 20 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -6.0% 39 Middle 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 90.5% 78 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 63.4% 97 Bottom 3.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 33.2% 51 Middle 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 18.0% 83 Bottom 5.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.2 0.44
Population 2,292 210,616
Park Quality 94.8
Life Expectancy 68.9 78.8
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 54.2% 30.9%
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