Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Piedmont Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01015002200 · Calhoun County, AL · pop 3,674 · 65% of tract blocks fall in Piedmont
With a score of 4.9/10, tract 01015002200 in Piedmont ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,674 residents. On the national scale it ranks #53,263 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $683 monthly, set against $41,174 in average yearly household income, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 18% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,459
Renter share17.9%
SVI overall0.54
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$41,174
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
69
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Piedmont and the region
Centroid at 33.8953, -85.5984 · click any tract to drill in
Why Piedmont scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Piedmont
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$683 rent vs county FMR
2.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Piedmont
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Piedmont
7.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Piedmont
6.1
How Piedmont compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 54
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 6%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 87Total filings over 14 yrs
- 2.14%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.5%Peak (2002)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 50% over the past 14 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 11.4%Housing insecurity
- 7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 18.0%Food insecurity
- 13.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 10.3%No health insurance
- 17.8%Frequent mental distress
- 41.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Piedmont
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 7.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Piedmont, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Calhoun County average of 4.7 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 87 eviction filings here over 14 tracked years, with about 2.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.5% of renter households in 2002.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01015002200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01015002200?
Census tract 01015002200 in Piedmont scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01015002200?
Median gross rent is $683/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01015002200?
19.2% of residents in tract 01015002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,674.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01015002200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 38th, minority 6th, housing 46th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01015002200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 87 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 01015002200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.14% of renter households, peaking at 3.5% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01015002200 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01015002200 compare to Piedmont overall?
Tract 01015002200 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Piedmont at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Piedmont; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Piedmont
Top eight tracts in Piedmont ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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