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
Indicators | Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier | Indicator Weight |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abandoned Structures | Blight | 6.5% | 35 | Middle | 5.00 |
Tax Delinquent Properties | Blight | 0.4% | 2 | Top | 5.00 |
Visual Property Nuisances | Blight | 0.7% | 2 | Top | 5.00 |
Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 3.2 | 70 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 11.8% | 70 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 25.7% | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 98 | 53 | Middle | 4.00 |
Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 81.0% | 63 | Middle | 1.00 |
Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 3.9% | 90 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | 83.3% | 49 | Middle | 2.00 |
Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 28.8 | 80 | Bottom | 4.00 |
Land Use Mix | Neighborhood Characteristics | 0.3 | 83 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 17.6% | 27 | Top | 1.00 |
Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 0.0% | 95 | Bottom | 1.00 |
Public Health Nuisances | Health Systems and Public Safety | 12.3 | 7 | Top | 4.00 |
Infant Mortality Rate | Health Systems and Public Safety | 13.6 | 54 | Middle | 1.00 |
Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 110.1 | 61 | Middle | 4.00 |
Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 9.8% | 11 | Top | 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 |
Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | - | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Pedestrian & Bicycle Injuries by Motor Vehicles | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0 | 1 | Top | 4.00 |
Age of Housing | Housing | 77.7% | 33 | Top | 1.00 |
Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 38.1% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
Vacancy Rates | Housing | 14.7% | 34 | Middle | 1.00 |
Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 40.9% | 43 | Middle | 1.00 |
Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 85.6% | 44 | Middle | 1.00 |
Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 3.4% | 42 | Middle | 1.00 |
Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 28.9 | 89 | Bottom | 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 |
Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 62.7% | 31 | Top | 1.00 |
Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 83.9% | 22 | Top | 3.00 |
High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | 80.0% | 25 | Top | 3.00 |
School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A | 1.00 |
Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 17.2% | 56 | Middle | 3.00 |
Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 14.8% | 29 | Top | 3.00 |
Business Retention | Economic Health | -12.0% | 65 | Middle | 1.00 |
Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 44.5% | 23 | Top | 1.00 |
Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 54.6% | 61 | Middle | 1.00 |
Payday Loans | Economic Health | 0 | 1 | Top | 1.00 |
Demographic and Contextual Indicators
Neighborhood | City Wide | |
---|---|---|
Income Inequality | 0.4 | 0.49 |
Concentrated Poverty | 24.7% | 30.9% |
Life Expectancy | 72.7 | 78.8 |
Population | 2,399 | 210,616 |
Racial and Ethnic Diversity | 0.5 | 0.44 |
Park Quality | 0 |