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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walkability | Neighborhood Characteristics | 41 | 74 | Bottom |
| Voter Participation | Social Cohesion | 38.3% | 13 | Top |
| Violent Crime | Health Systems and Public Safety | 15.5 | 1 | Top |
| Vacancy Rates | Housing | 5.4% | 23 | Top |
| Tree Cover | Natural Areas | 27.1% | 57 | Middle |
| Travel Time to Work | Employment Opportunities | 22.4 minutes | 46 | Middle |
| Transit Accessibility | Transportation | 196.8 | 72 | Bottom |
| Toxic Releases from Facilities | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| School Readiness Scores | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| School Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Residential Proximity to Traffic | Environmental Hazards | 10.3% | 46 | Middle |
| Residential Mobility | Social Cohesion | 87.7% | 14 | Top |
| Reading Proficiency | Educational Opportunities | 75.8% | 5 | Top |
| Public Assisted Households | Employment Opportunities | 4.4% | 10 | Top |
| Proximity to Superfund Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Proximity to Brownfield Sites | Environmental Hazards | 0.0% | 1 | Top |
| Preventable Hospitalizations | Health Systems and Public Safety | 1.7 | 23 | Top |
| Preschool Enrollment | Educational Opportunities | 64.7% | 21 | Top |
| Pedestrian Connectivity | Transportation | 140.8 | 33 | Middle |
| Offsite Alcohol Outlets | Neighborhood Characteristics | - | - | Data N/A |
| Motor Vehicle Collisions | Health Systems and Public Safety | 0.8 | 5 | Top |
| Low Birth Weight | Health Systems and Public Safety | 6.1% | 31 | Middle |
| Long-Term Unemployment | Employment Opportunities | 5.7% | 48 | Middle |
| Local Business Vitality | Economic Health | 70.5% | 6 | Top |
| Household Transportation Costs | Transportation | 18.8% | 69 | Bottom |
| High School Graduation Rate | Educational Opportunities | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Food Desert | Neighborhood Characteristics | -% | - | Data N/A |
| Excessive Housing Cost Burden | Housing | 17.5% | 4 | Top |
| Employment Rate | Employment Opportunities | 74.1% | 17 | Top |
| Commute Mode Share | Transportation | 13.5% | 82 | Bottom |
| Chronic School Absence | Health Systems and Public Safety | 28.1% | 5 | Top |
| Business Retention | Economic Health | -1.1% | 65 | Bottom |
| Blood Lead Levels in Children | Housing | 0.7% | 5 | Top |
| Age of Housing | Housing | 97.4% | 87 | Bottom |
| Adult Educational Attainment | Educational Opportunities | 97.6% | 17 | Top |
| Access to Parks and Open Space | Natural Areas | 3.9% | 54 | Middle |
| Access to Mainstream Financial Services | Economic Health | 11.9% | 14 | Top |
