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Riley

Riley is a neighborhood in the Southwest community of Birmingham. Originally called Travellick (also Trevillick), it was developed in 1888 as a community of low-cost worker's housing by the Beneficial Land and Improvement Company, headed by members of the Knights of Labor. The nearby community of Powderly was developed simultaneously and the communities were named for Richard Trevillick and Terence Powderly, two of the Knights' national leaders. he original Trevillick lots were 50 feet wide by 120 feet deep and were sold only to members in good standing. Lot owners received stock in the development company, which organized neighborhood businesses as cooperative ventures.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 16.6% 78 Bottom 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 22.8% 82 Bottom 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 77.7% 72 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 72.9% 70 Bottom 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 88.7% 68 Bottom 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -10.5% 58 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 32.1% 83 Bottom 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 12.1% 67 Bottom 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 88.6% 25 Top 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 43.7% 65 Middle 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 83.3% 49 Middle 2.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 80.0% 25 Top 3.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 26.0% 64 Middle 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 18.4 86 Bottom 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.7 9 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 64.7% 35 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 2.0% 21 Top 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 4.1 43 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1 65 Middle 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 3.1 90 Bottom 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 100 51 Middle 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 0.0% 87 Bottom 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites Environmental Hazards 7.7% 88 Bottom 1.00
Proximity to Superfund Sites Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 45.4% 53 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 97.3 77 Bottom 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 9.2% 72 Bottom 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 91.5% 13 Top 1.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
School Readiness Scores Educational Opportunities -% - Data N/A 1.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 21.0% 59 Middle 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 100.0% 75 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 4.7 51 Middle 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 24.3 45 Middle 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 2.2% 57 Middle 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 26.1% 80 Bottom 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 62.1 17 Top 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 26.3% 83 Bottom 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 5.5% 47 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 78.5 17 Top 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 25.2% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 71 78.8
Park Quality 52.6
Population 954 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0 0.44
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