3 census tracts · pop 14,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.8–5.2
Sunrise East takes in 3 census tracts of Birmingham, AL and houses 14,576 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Birmingham baseline of 32.9%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 24%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. 18.7% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
SNAP participation is 28.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 20%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Filings are well documented here: 1,108 across 3 observed tracts. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 16.6% of renter households.
Among the 20 mapped neighborhoods of Birmingham, it ranks #12 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 2.7% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.7/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Its 3 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses. Average gross rent runs $1,151, close to the Birmingham average.
Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $57,132.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Sunrise East vs BirminghamHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%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 Sunrise East
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,108Total filings (sum)
7.41%Avg annual filing rate
16.6%Peak year (2016)
10.02%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sunrise East
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.5%Housing insecurity
19.3%Utility shutoff threat
34.9%Food insecurity
29.5%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
41.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Sunrise East
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Sunrise East?
Sunrise East scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Sunrise East compare to Birmingham overall?
Sunrise East scores 0.9 points higher than Birmingham overall (4/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,107.
Q3
What is the average rent in Sunrise East?
Average gross rent in Sunrise East is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Sunrise East residents are renters?
36% of Sunrise East households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Birmingham). The neighborhood has 14,576 residents.
Q5
Is Sunrise East a high social-vulnerability area?
Sunrise East sits in the 74th 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 Sunrise East have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Sunrise East is census tract 01073005909 (score 5.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 5.2, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Sunrise East for landlords?
Sunrise East carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Birmingham as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Sunrise East?
Sunrise East has 14,641 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (10.2%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
