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