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Roebuck Springs

Roebuck Springs-South Roebuck, commonly simplified to Roebuck Springs is a neighborhood in Birmingham's Roebuck-South East Lake community. It is located south of I-59 from the Roebuck and Huffman neighborhoods, east of North East Lake and South East Lake, and north of Irondale and Liberty Highlands. The neighborhood includes the historic Roebuck Springs subdivision and the northern half of the Ruffner Mountain Nature Preserve.

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
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 100.0% 1 Top 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.8 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 0.0% 1 Top 1.00
Public Assisted Households Employment Opportunities 11.1% 8 Top 1.00
Abandoned Structures Blight 3.9% 10 Top 5.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 20.0% 10 Top 3.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 6.6 10 Top 1.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 2.1% 12 Top 5.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 41.0% 13 Top 1.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 52.4% 13 Top 1.00
Food Desert Neighborhood Characteristics 50.0% 13 Top 2.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 30.6% 16 Top 1.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 91.9% 17 Top 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 1.8% 18 Top 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 72.8% 19 Top 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 84.2% 20 Top 3.00
Tax Delinquent Properties Blight 4.3% 20 Top 5.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 68.2 25 Top 4.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 42.9% 25 Top 1.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 88.1% 27 Top 1.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 6.5% 32 Top 1.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 27.5% 33 Top 3.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 14.9% 36 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 61.3 37 Middle 4.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0.1 44 Middle 4.00
Business Retention Economic Health -8.0% 47 Middle 1.00
High School Graduation Rate Educational Opportunities 77.2% 53 Middle 3.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 25.8% 54 Middle 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 12.5% 62 Middle 4.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 1.1 62 Middle 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 40.3 62 Middle 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 1.1 67 Bottom 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 14.2 78 Bottom 4.00
Residential Proximity to Traffic Environmental Hazards 4.9% 78 Bottom 1.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 27.1 80 Bottom 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 2.2 80 Bottom 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 31 87 Bottom 4.00
Household Transportation Costs Transportation 27.1% 88 Bottom 4.00
Age of Housing Housing 93.1% 90 Bottom 1.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Concentrated Poverty 9.7% 30.9%
Life Expectancy 72.3 78.8
Population 2,611 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
Park Quality 76.9
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