Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally
Rainbow City Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01055010402 · Etowah County, AL · pop 5,046 · 59% of tract blocks fall in Rainbow City
Rainbow City in Etowah County anchors census tract 01055010402, which lands at 3.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 11th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,162 a month while the average household earns $73,269 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 14% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,046
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$73,269
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
19
th percentile
Very Low
National
27
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rainbow City and the region
Centroid at 33.9271, -86.0951 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rainbow City scores 2.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rainbow City
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,162 rent vs county FMR
7.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rainbow City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rainbow City
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rainbow City
1.6
How Rainbow City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 25%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 19%Racial/ethnic minority
- 65%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)
- 119Total filings over 16 yrs
- 1.27%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.6%Peak (2007)
- 5Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 16 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.
- 9.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.6%Food insecurity
- 8.2%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 15.7%Frequent mental distress
- 37.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rainbow City
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 7.3/10. 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 Rainbow City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Etowah County average of 4.9 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 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 119 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 1.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.6% of renter households in 2007.
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 01055010402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055010402?
Census tract 01055010402 in Rainbow City scores 2.8/10 (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 01055010402?
Median gross rent is $1,162/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055010402?
4.6% of residents in tract 01055010402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,046.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055010402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 25th, household 51th, minority 19th, housing 65th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055010402?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 119 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055010402 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.27% of renter households, peaking at 1.6% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055010402 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.3% 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. 6.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055010402 compare to Rainbow City overall?
Tract 01055010402 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Rainbow City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rainbow City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rainbow City
Top eight tracts in Rainbow City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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