2 census tracts · pop 8,374 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.8
Park Place is a 2-tract neighborhood of Scottsboro, AL and houses 8,374 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.9/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10.
39% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Scottsboro rate of 30.1%. 21% 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.
Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 4.8, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. The filing record is not thin: 165 evictions logged in this tract. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7/10.
The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 2.7% of renter households. At $755 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Scottsboro commands. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2017, is well off that peak.
Against average income of $61,372, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion. 31% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Park Place vs ScottsboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.0%+30%
Scottsboro: 30.1%
Average gross rent
$755-9%
Scottsboro: $830
Average HH income
$61,372+16%
Scottsboro: $52,949
Poverty rate
14.2%-22%
Scottsboro: 18.3%
Renter share
30.6%-4%
Scottsboro: 31.8%
Geographic context
Risk heat across Park Place and the region
Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–4.8
Why Park Place scores 3.9
9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Rent control risk
39% of income on rent · Range 5.4–5.4 across tracts
5.4
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
31% renter households · Range 7.0–7.0 across tracts
7.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.5–6.5 across tracts
6.5
Economic stress
14.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.6 across tracts
3.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–5.0 across tracts
4.8
Risk score comparison
Park Place vs. parent city, state, U.S.
Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).
Census tracts
2 tracts in Park Place
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority17%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Park Place
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
165Total filings (sum)
1.32%Avg annual filing rate
2.7%Peak year (2003)
1.17%Latest filed (2017)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Park Place
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.9%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
16.4%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
9.5%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Park Place
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Park Place?
Park Place scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Park Place compare to Scottsboro overall?
Park Place scores 0.2 points higher than Scottsboro overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 39% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $755 vs $830.
Q3
What is the average rent in Park Place?
Average gross rent in Park Place is $755/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Park Place residents are renters?
31% of Park Place households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Scottsboro). The neighborhood has 8,374 residents.
Q5
Is Park Place a high social-vulnerability area?
Park Place sits in the 56th 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 Park Place have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Park Place is census tract 01071950800 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Park Place for landlords?
Park Place carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Scottsboro as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Park Place?
Park Place has 8,200 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.2%), Other / Multiracial (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
