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Oakwood Place

Oakwood Place is a neighborhood in Birmingham's West End community. The neighborhood is south of Valley Creek, north of the Southern Railway and Nabors Branch, west of Arlington-West End and east of Germania Park. It includes the Berney Points community and the former site of Lee Elementary School and West End High School.

Indicator Details

Indicators Primary Domain Indicator Value Ranksort descending 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
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
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 185 5 Top 4.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health 2.0% 20 Top 1.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 22.8% 23 Top 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 20.9 23 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 25.1% 24 Top 4.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.2% 24 Top 3.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 2.8 28 Top 4.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 71.3 32 Top 4.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 5.5 40 Middle 4.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 79.3% 42 Middle 3.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.5% 44 Middle 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 33.8% 48 Middle 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 20.2% 49 Middle 3.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 81.5% 54 Middle 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 56.0% 56 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 100.0% 56 Middle 2.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 96 56 Middle 4.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 47.5% 58 Middle 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 83.5% 58 Middle 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 21.1% 60 Middle 5.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 3.9% 61 Middle 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 81.6% 61 Middle 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 87.6% 63 Middle 1.00
Age of Housing Housing 88.1% 67 Bottom 1.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 16.2 72 Bottom 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 4.6% 75 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 0.1% 75 Bottom 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.4% 77 Bottom 5.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.5 79 Bottom 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 47.4% 80 Bottom 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.9 80 Bottom 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 27.8% 86 Bottom 5.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 29.0% 86 Bottom 1.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 6.8% 86 Bottom 3.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 33.0% 87 Bottom 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 114.5 87 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.5 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 33.9% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 69.5 78.8
Population 2,647 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.1 0.44
Park Quality 80.8
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