1 census tracts · pop 5,049 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Chestnut Ridge maps to a single census tract in Hoover, AL and houses 5,049 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Hoover baseline of 29.1%, 62% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Court records for this tract carry 319 eviction filings. The voucher gap is 12.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 11.3% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.7% of adults, 8.1 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 4.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 16 mapped neighborhoods of Hoover, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Polo Trace and Arbor Hill.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Chestnut Ridge vs HooverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority56%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chestnut Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
319Total filings (sum)
6.47%Avg annual filing rate
11.3%Peak year (2013)
4.37%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chestnut Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.6%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
9.7%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
5.7%No health insurance
25.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chestnut Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chestnut Ridge?
Chestnut Ridge scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Chestnut Ridge compare to Hoover overall?
Chestnut Ridge scores 0.2 points lower than Hoover overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 62% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,428 vs $1,457.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chestnut Ridge?
Average gross rent in Chestnut Ridge is $1,428/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chestnut Ridge residents are renters?
30% of Chestnut Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Hoover). The neighborhood has 5,049 residents.
Q5
Is Chestnut Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Chestnut Ridge sits in the 31st 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
How safe is Chestnut Ridge for landlords?
Chestnut Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 Hoover as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Chestnut Ridge?
Chestnut Ridge has 4,646 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (65.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
