3 census tracts · pop 6,225 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.9–5.5
Sunset Mill Village takes in 3 census tracts of Selma, AL, population 6,225. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Selma rate of 39.7%.
Average gross rent is $999, 40% above the Selma average of $713. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.4/10.
On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.8/10. Running hot is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10.
The voucher gap is 21.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filings are well documented here: 243 across 3 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 9.0% of renter households. Judgments average 1.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.6 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $46,027. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sunset Mill Village vs SelmaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority78%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Sunset Mill Village
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
243Total filings (sum)
2.82%Avg annual filing rate
9.0%Peak year (2016)
3.72%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunset Mill Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.5%Housing insecurity
12.6%Utility shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
19.0%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
37.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunset Mill Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunset Mill Village?
Sunset Mill Village scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Sunset Mill Village compare to Selma overall?
Sunset Mill Village scores 0.7 points lower than Selma overall (5.8/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 40% citywide. Average rent: $999 vs $713.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunset Mill Village?
Average gross rent in Sunset Mill Village is $999/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunset Mill Village residents are renters?
46% of Sunset Mill Village households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Selma). The neighborhood has 6,225 residents.
Q5
Is Sunset Mill Village a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunset Mill Village sits in the 54th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Sunset Mill Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunset Mill Village is census tract 01047956702 (score 5.5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.9 to 5.5, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunset Mill Village for landlords?
Sunset Mill Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Selma as a whole (5.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunset Mill Village?
Sunset Mill Village has 6,348 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
