Overton
Overton is a sprawling neighborhood comprising all of Birmingham's Cahaba community. It covers most of the territory annexed by the city in the Cahaba Valley and along the U.S. Highway 280 corridor. Much of the property is owned by the Birmingham Water Works and includes Lake Purdy. Development is largely commercial and multi-family.
Indicator Details
| Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value |
Rank |
Tier | Indicator Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 3 | 99 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 4.0% | 98 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 229 | 93 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 37.6% | 92 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 56.0% | 86 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 1.7 | 85 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 10.8% | 84 | Bottom | 1.00 |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 2.4 | 75 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.3 | 75 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 26.2% | 69 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.3 | 67 | Bottom | 4.00 |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 10.3% | 62 | Middle | 3.00 |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.2% | 53 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 82.4% | 52 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 24.7 | 51 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 50.3 | 51 | Middle | 4.00 |
| Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0.7 | 49 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 5.6% | 46 | Middle | 1.00 |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 73.5% | 45 | Middle | 1.00 |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | 0.0% | 22 | Top | 1.00 |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 36.2% | 22 | Top | 3.00 |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 85.0% | 18 | Top | 3.00 |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 10.0% | 15 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 2.0% | 12 | Top | 5.00 |
| Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.7 | 9 | Top | 1.00 |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 1.0% | 6 | Top | 1.00 |
| Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 1.4% | 5 | Top | 5.00 |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 20.5% | 3 | Top | 1.00 |
| Abandoned Structures | Blight | 2.3% | 3 | Top | 5.00 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 3.6 | 2 | Top | 1.00 |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 12.7% | 2 | Top | 1.00 |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 4.0% | 2 | Top | 1.00 |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 17.7% | 2 | Top | 2.00 |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 2.9 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 72.4% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 2.8% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 99.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 97.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
| 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 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
| Neighborhood | City Wide | |
|---|---|---|
| Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
| Concentrated Poverty | 10.6% | 30.9% |
| Life Expectancy | 70.7 | 78.8 |
| Population | 2,888 | 210,616 |
| Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.5 | 0.44 |
| Park Quality | 31.7 |