1 census tracts · pop 4,845 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10
· range 4.4–4.4
Pine Crest maps to a single census tract in Bessemer, AL and houses 4,845 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.4/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Bessemer rate of 32.1%.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.3/10. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 8.7/10.
19% 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. Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 419 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 8.7% of renter households. Recent filings have not receded much: 6.0% in 2016 against a 8.7% peak.
That places it #6 of 7 neighborhoods in Bessemer. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Average gross rent runs $993, close to the Bessemer average. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Pine Crest vs BessemerHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Pine Crest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
419Total filings (sum)
5.90%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2015)
5.97%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Pine Crest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.4%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
21.7%Food insecurity
14.9%SNAP enrollment
9.0%No health insurance
35.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Pine Crest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Pine Crest?
Pine Crest scores 4.4/10 (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 Pine Crest compare to Bessemer overall?
Pine Crest scores 0.0 points higher than Bessemer overall (4.4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $993 vs $961.
Q3
What is the average rent in Pine Crest?
Average gross rent in Pine Crest is $993/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Pine Crest residents are renters?
46% of Pine Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Bessemer). The neighborhood has 4,845 residents.
Q5
Is Pine Crest a high social-vulnerability area?
Pine Crest sits in the 80th 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
How safe is Pine Crest for landlords?
Pine Crest carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Pine Crest?
Pine Crest has 4,888 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (26.3%), Other / Multiracial (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
