Located in the southwest corner of the city, Armatage neighborhood is bounded on the north by 54th Street West, on the east by Logan Avenue South, and on the south and west by the city limits at Highway 62 and Xerxes Avenue South. The neighborhood grew around the school named for Maude Armatage, a distinguished community leader. Armatage is built up with mostly single-family housing and some multifamily buildings. The neighborhood also has a park with a community center. The retail space in the neighborhood consists of individual neighborhood stores and is mostly located along Penn Avenue South. The great majority of housing was built between 1949 and 1969, while about 5 percent of the dwellings were built before World War II.
To learn more about the neighborhood association visit: www.armatage.org
Indicator Details
Indicators |
Primary Domain | Indicator Value | Rank | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 11.9% | 14 | Top |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 3.9% | 54 | Middle |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.6% | 17 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 97.4% | 87 | Bottom |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 0.7% | 5 | Top |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -1.1% | 65 | Bottom |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 28.1% | 5 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 13.5% | 82 | Bottom |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 74.1% | 17 | Top |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 17.5% | 4 | Top |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.8% | 69 | Bottom |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 70.5% | 6 | Top |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.7% | 48 | Middle |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.1% | 31 | Middle |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.8 | 5 | Top |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 140.8 | 33 | Middle |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 64.7% | 21 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.7 | 23 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.4% | 10 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 75.8% | 5 | Top |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 87.7% | 14 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 10.3% | 46 | Middle |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 196.8 | 72 | Bottom |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 22.4 minutes | 46 | Middle |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 27.1% | 57 | Middle |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.4% | 23 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.5 | 1 | Top |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 38.3% | 13 | Top |
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 41 | 74 | Bottom |
