Curb Canopy

Tree Equity in Mountain Brook, AL

97.5
Tree Equity Score
49.2%
Canopy Cover
3.9%
Canopy Gap
0
Priority Areas
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What is the Tree Equity Score?

American Forests' Tree Equity Score combines tree canopy coverage, surface temperature, income, employment, race, age, and health data to identify where trees are needed most. Scores range from 0 to 100, and areas below 60 are priority for investment.

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97.5
TES Score / 100
49.2%
Current Canopy
48.0%
Canopy Goal
3.9%
Canopy Gap
Current: 49.2%Goal: 48.0%
Current canopy
Gap to goal

Environmental Benefits

Carbon Sequestered
22.7K tons CO₂/yr
+983 tons if gap closed
Stormwater Intercepted
161.7M gal/yr
Canopy Area
22.2 km²
of 40.6 km² total

Estimated using i-Tree urban canopy rates. Methodology ↗

Equity Indicators

These factors show how tree canopy gaps overlap with social and environmental vulnerabilities.

1930s Redlining
26.7%
of neighborhoods were graded "hazardous" or "declining" on 1930s federal lending maps. Banks refused to invest in these areas, and many are still under-treed decades later.
Environmental Justice
0.0%
No neighborhoods here meet the federal threshold for environmental and economic burden. That's a good thing.
Heat Island Effect
-1.1°F
cooler than surrounding areas on average. The canopy is doing its job here.
People in the Data
27,178
people live across the 15 Census block groups we analyzed. That's who these numbers represent.
Data last updated: Feb 2026

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