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Elyton

Birmingham · No-go after dark

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Illustrative Birmingham, Alabama street scene

42out of 100

No-go after dark

Overall safety score

“Go with care. Elyton is an economically challenged historic neighborhood in West Birmingham with elevated violent and property crime rates. Casual visits are best limited to daytime trips with clear destinations, avoiding unlit residential blocks after dark.”
— Gogo, on Elyton

Walk score

46/100

Bike score

38/100

Recent local news: Recent West Birmingham civic meetings and police initiatives have focused on curbing recurrent gun violence and addressing neighborhood blight across Elyton and West End.

About the area

HistoricResidentialEconomically ChallengedCar-Dependent

Elyton is a historic, predominantly residential neighborhood located just southwest of downtown Birmingham that served as the original county seat before the city's founding. Today, it is characterized by aging single-family homes, public housing developments, and strong community churches.

Scores are safety-driven: recent crime levels and local news, plus Census data on income and poverty, housing, education and household make-up, and access to vehicles, internet and health coverage. Walk and bike scores are shown separately and do not affect the safety score. A guide, not a guarantee. Neighborhood outlines come from official city and US Census boundary data.

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