1 census tracts · pop 2,692 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Eastern Valley is a one-tract neighborhood of Bessemer, AL, population 2,692. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 51%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
82% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Bessemer rate of 32.1%. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 58 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2006, when filings touched 5.8% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 0.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #5 of 7 neighborhoods in Bessemer.
At 23% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Pine Crest and New Village. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Eastern Valley vs BessemerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport68%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Eastern Valley
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
58Total filings (sum)
2.10%Avg annual filing rate
5.8%Peak year (2006)
0.69%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Eastern Valley
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
14.2%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
19.3%Food insecurity
13.5%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
37.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Eastern Valley
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Eastern Valley?
Eastern Valley scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Eastern Valley compare to Bessemer overall?
Eastern Valley scores 0.4 points higher than Bessemer overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 82% of income on rent vs 32% citywide.
Q3
What percentage of Eastern Valley residents are renters?
23% of Eastern Valley households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Bessemer). The neighborhood has 2,692 residents.
Q4
Is Eastern Valley a high social-vulnerability area?
Eastern Valley sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q5
How safe is Eastern Valley for landlords?
Eastern Valley carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Bessemer as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q6
What is the demographic breakdown of Eastern Valley?
Eastern Valley has 2,950 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (45.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (42.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
