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Armatage

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