2 census tracts · pop 7,098 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 5.7–5.8
New Village is a 2-tract neighborhood of Bessemer, AL and houses 7,098 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Bessemer rate of 32.1%.
Food insecurity affects 47.3% of adults, 29.5 points above the national rate. The poverty rate is 40%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Average gross rent is $632, 34% below the Bessemer average of $961.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10. On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
66% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Filings are well documented here: 571 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 5.4% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 7 mapped neighborhoods of Bessemer, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
New Village vs BessemerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport43%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in New Village
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
571Total filings (sum)
3.30%Avg annual filing rate
5.4%Peak year (2013)
2.71%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in New Village
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
33.6%Housing insecurity
27.5%Utility shutoff threat
49.1%Food insecurity
47.0%SNAP enrollment
16.2%No health insurance
50.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About New Village
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for New Village?
New Village scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 New Village compare to Bessemer overall?
New Village scores 1.4 points higher than Bessemer overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $632 vs $961.
Q3
What is the average rent in New Village?
Average gross rent in New Village is $632/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of New Village residents are renters?
66% of New Village households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Bessemer). The neighborhood has 7,098 residents.
Q5
Is New Village a high social-vulnerability area?
New Village sits in the 87th 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.
Q6
Which tracts in New Village have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in New Village is census tract 01073010302 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.8, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7
How safe is New Village for landlords?
New Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Bessemer as a whole (4.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of New Village?
New Village has 7,111 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), Hispanic / Latino (13.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (3.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
