3 census tracts · pop 14,569 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–3.8
Lakewood Hills spans 3 census tracts of Homewood, AL, population 14,569. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.6/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 41% against 31.6% citywide, putting Lakewood Hills 9.5% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. 17% 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.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.5/10. Filings are well documented here: 1,193 across 3 observed tracts.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.6/10. The voucher gap is 13.6%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 14.5% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 4.0% in 2016, is well off that peak. Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 3 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,439, close to the Homewood average. 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
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
3.6
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lakewood Hills vs HomewoodHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority47%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lakewood Hills
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,193Total filings (sum)
3.65%Avg annual filing rate
14.5%Peak year (2012)
3.97%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lakewood Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
11.1%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
14.2%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
6.6%No health insurance
26.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lakewood Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lakewood Hills?
Lakewood Hills scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 Lakewood Hills compare to Homewood overall?
Lakewood Hills scores 0.4 points lower than Homewood overall (4/10). Renters spend 41% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,439 vs $1,463.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lakewood Hills?
Average gross rent in Lakewood Hills is $1,439/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lakewood Hills residents are renters?
46% of Lakewood Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 38% in Homewood). The neighborhood has 14,569 residents.
Q5
Is Lakewood Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Lakewood Hills sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Lakewood Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Lakewood Hills is census tract 01073010704 (score 3.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Lakewood Hills for landlords?
Lakewood Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Homewood as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Lakewood Hills?
Lakewood Hills has 14,978 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (17.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
