1 census tracts · pop 3,586 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Hartford Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Dothan, AL, population 3,586. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 28.7% citywide, putting Hartford Heights 15.7% over its own city.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10.
17% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10.
The filing record is not thin: 185 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 7.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.3% in 2014, is well off that peak.
That places it #8 of 11 neighborhoods in Dothan. The closest comparables inside the same city are Whispering Pines and Brentwood.
Against average income of $57,692, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. Average gross rent runs $912, close to the Dothan average. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hartford Heights vs DothanHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority52%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport23%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Hartford Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
185Total filings (sum)
3.72%Avg annual filing rate
7.4%Peak year (2006)
3.29%Latest filed (2014)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hartford Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.3%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility shutoff threat
14.3%Food insecurity
10.0%SNAP enrollment
8.0%No health insurance
35.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hartford Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hartford Heights?
Hartford Heights scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Hartford Heights compare to Dothan overall?
Hartford Heights scores 0.4 points lower than Dothan overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $912 vs $960.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hartford Heights?
Average gross rent in Hartford Heights is $912/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hartford Heights residents are renters?
43% of Hartford Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Dothan). The neighborhood has 3,586 residents.
Q5
Is Hartford Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Hartford Heights sits in the 41st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Hartford Heights for landlords?
Hartford Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dothan as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Hartford Heights?
Hartford Heights has 3,591 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.4%), Other / Multiracial (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
