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Neighborhood · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally

Sunset Mill Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Selma

Tract 01047956701 · Dallas County, AL · pop 2,195 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

The Sunset Mill Village area of Selma anchors census tract 01047956701, which lands at 6.1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #17,528 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

78% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,122 monthly, set against $51,667 in average yearly household income, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 33% Stable renters 10% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share43.0%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate18.4%
Median income$51,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Sunset Mill Village
Very Low
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 9 tracts In Selma
Very Low
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 17 tracts In Dallas County
Very Low
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#312 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Selma and the region

Centroid at 32.4053, -87.0714 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sunset Mill Village scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Selma
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
18.4% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,122 rent vs county FMR
8.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Selma
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Selma
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Selma
8.8

How Sunset Mill Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sunset Mill Village risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 956701Selma: 3.03.0Selmaparent cityCounty: 5.95.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 9Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.2%Peak (2008)
  • 1Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010479567012001: 2 filings (1.61/100 renter HHs)2002: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2003: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2004: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2007: 1 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)2008: 3 filings (4.17/100 renter HHs)2009: 1 filings (1.39/100 renter HHs)2010: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2012: 1 filings (1.20/100 renter HHs)2013: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2016: 1 filings (0.35/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 50% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sunset Mill Village. 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 Sunset Mill Village

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. 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 Selma eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Dallas County average of 5.5 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 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 40th 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.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 01047956701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01047956701?

Census tract 01047956701 in the Sunset Mill Village neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 01047956701?

Median gross rent is $1,122/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01047956701?

18.4% of residents in tract 01047956701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,195.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01047956701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 33th, minority 72th, housing 16th.
Q5

Is tract 01047956701 considered part of Sunset Mill Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01047956701 fall within Sunset Mill Village (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01047956701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 9 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01047956701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.69% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01047956701 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 11.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01047956701 compare to Selma overall?

Tract 01047956701 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Selma at 3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Selma eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Selma

Top eight tracts in Selma ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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