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Sun Valley

Sun Valley is a neighborhood in Birmingham's East Pinson Valley community. It occupies the area east of Echo Highlands and west of Center Point and Apple Valley. The campus of Jefferson State Community College is at the center of the neighborhood, which is crossed by Pinson Valley Parkway and Sunhill Road.

Indicator Details

Indicatorssort descending Primary Domain Indicator Value Rank Tier Indicator Weight
Abandoned Structures Blight 6.5% 35 Middle 5.00
Access to Mainstream Financial Services Economic Health 44.5% 23 Top 1.00
Access to Parks and Open Space Natural Areas 0.0% 95 Bottom 1.00
Adult Educational Attainment Educational Opportunities 83.9% 22 Top 3.00
Age of Housing Housing 77.7% 33 Top 1.00
Blood Lead Levels in Children Housing -% - Data N/A 1.00
Business Retention Economic Health -12.0% 65 Middle 1.00
Chronic School Absence Health Systems and Public Safety 9.8% 11 Top 1.00
Commute Mode Share Transportation 11.8% 70 Bottom 4.00
Employment Rate Employment Opportunities 85.6% 44 Middle 1.00
Excessive Housing Cost Burden Housing 38.1% 44 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 25.7% 61 Middle 4.00
Infant Mortality Rate Health Systems and Public Safety 13.6 54 Middle 1.00
Land Use Mix Neighborhood Characteristics 0.3 83 Bottom 1.00
Local Business Vitality Economic Health 54.6% 61 Middle 1.00
Long-Term Unemployment Employment Opportunities 3.4% 42 Middle 1.00
Low Birth Weight Health Systems and Public Safety -% - Data N/A 1.00
Motor Vehicle Collisions Health Systems and Public Safety 1.8 20 Top 4.00
Offsite Alcohol Outlets Neighborhood Characteristics 0 1 Top 1.00
Payday Loans Economic Health 0 1 Top 1.00
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles Health Systems and Public Safety 0 1 Top 4.00
Pedestrian Connectivity Transportation 98 53 Middle 4.00
Preschool Enrollment Educational Opportunities 17.2% 56 Middle 3.00
Preventable Hospitalizations Health Systems and Public Safety - - Data N/A 1.00
Proximity to Brownfield Sites 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 40.9% 43 Middle 1.00
Public Health Nuisances Health Systems and Public Safety 12.3 7 Top 4.00
Reading Proficiency Educational Opportunities 14.8% 29 Top 3.00
Residential Mobility Social Cohesion 81.0% 63 Middle 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 0.4% 2 Top 5.00
Toxic Releases from Facilities Environmental Hazards 62.7% 31 Top 1.00
Transit Accessibility Transportation 3.2 70 Bottom 4.00
Travel Time to Work Employment Opportunities 28.9 89 Bottom 1.00
Tree Cover Natural Areas 17.6% 27 Top 1.00
Vacancy Rates Housing 14.7% 34 Middle 1.00
Violent Crime Health Systems and Public Safety 110.1 61 Middle 4.00
Visual Property Nuisances Blight 0.7% 2 Top 5.00
Voter Participation Social Cohesion 3.9% 90 Bottom 1.00
Walkability Neighborhood Characteristics 28.8 80 Bottom 4.00

Demographic and Contextual Indicators

Neighborhood City Wide
Concentrated Poverty 24.7% 30.9%
Income Inequality 0.4 0.49
Life Expectancy 72.7 78.8
Park Quality 0
Population 2,399 210,616
Racial and Ethnic Diversity 0.5 0.44
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