Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Vestridge Eviction Risk: Lower , Vestavia Hills
Tract 01073012916 ·
Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,718 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 01073012916 in the Vestridge area of Vestavia Hills, AL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1.4/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%Stable renters 20%Owners 69%
Tract context
Occupied units1,516
Renter share31.3%
SVI overall0.12
Poverty rate5.5%
Median income$91,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Vestridge
Moderate
Within parent city
78th percentile
#3 of 10 tracts In Vestavia Hills
High
Within county
33th percentile
#127 of 189 tracts In Jefferson County
Low
Within state
33th percentile
#968 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Vestavia Hills and the region
Centroid at 33.4249, -86.7848 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vestridge scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
5.5% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,225 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
5.5
How Vestridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 12
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
8%Socioeconomic
54%Household composition
30%Racial/ethnic minority
13%Housing & transportation
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
6.4%Housing insecurity
4.5%Utility-shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
4.8%Transit barriers
4.9%No health insurance
13.3%Frequent mental distress
27.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vestridge
24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Against Jefferson County at 46.3%, 36% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Against the Jefferson County average of 4.3, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.3 points. At $1,225 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Vestavia Hills commands.
SNAP participation runs 4.6% against 15.2% nationally. Housing insecurity runs 6.4% against 14.2% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 2.1/10.
Against average income of $91,250, annual rent is just 16%. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually signal a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073012916
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012916?
Census tract 01073012916 in the Vestridge neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01073012916?
Median gross rent is $1,225/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012916?
5.5% of residents in tract 01073012916 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,718.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012916?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 12th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 54th, minority 30th, housing 13th.
Q5
Is tract 01073012916 considered part of Vestridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073012916 fall within Vestridge (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073012916 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073012916 compare to Vestavia Hills overall?
Tract 01073012916 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Vestavia Hills at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Vestavia Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Vestavia Hills
Top eight tracts in Vestavia Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.