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Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

West End-Cobb Town Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01015001300 · Calhoun County, AL · pop 1,981 · 98% of tract blocks fall in West End-Cobb Town

The Lower-tier score of 3.4/10 for census tract 01015001300 reflects conditions in West End-Cobb Town, Alabama. On the national scale it ranks #80,043 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $709 monthly, set against $61,098 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 27% Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units699
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate19.5%
Median income$61,098

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In West End-Cobb Town
Very Low
Within county
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#26 of 38 tracts In Calhoun County
Low
Within state
44 th percentile
Rank, 44th percentileLowHigh
#807 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
National
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#42,763 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across West End-Cobb Town and the region

Centroid at 33.6446, -85.8732 · click any tract to drill in

Why West End-Cobb Town scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from West End-Cobb Town
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.1
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
19.5% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$709 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from West End-Cobb Town
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from West End-Cobb Town
1.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from West End-Cobb Town
1.6

How West End-Cobb Town compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West End-Cobb Town risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.93.9This tracttract 001300West End-Cobb Town: 2.02.0West End-Cobb Townparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 104Total filings over 14 yrs
  • 3.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2008)
  • 11Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010150013002001: 3 filings (1.10/100 renter HHs)2002: 10 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2003: 10 filings (3.66/100 renter HHs)2006: 3 filings (1.59/100 renter HHs)2007: 6 filings (3.18/100 renter HHs)2008: 13 filings (6.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 9 filings (4.77/100 renter HHs)2010: 2 filings (0.75/100 renter HHs)2011: 8 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2012: 10 filings (4.44/100 renter HHs)2013: 4 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)2014: 7 filings (3.11/100 renter HHs)2015: 8 filings (3.56/100 renter HHs)2016: 11 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 267% 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West End-Cobb Town

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 4.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from West End-Cobb Town, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Calhoun County average of 4.7 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 16.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01015001300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01015001300?

Census tract 01015001300 in West End-Cobb Town scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 01015001300?

Median gross rent is $709/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01015001300?

19.5% of residents in tract 01015001300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,981.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01015001300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 54th, minority 37th, housing 36th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01015001300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 104 eviction filings across 14 validated years in tract 01015001300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.30% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01015001300 struggle to pay rent?

About 16.2% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01015001300 compare to West End-Cobb Town overall?

Tract 01015001300 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of West End-Cobb Town at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from West End-Cobb Town; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in West End-Cobb Town

Top eight tracts in West End-Cobb Town ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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