2 census tracts · pop 10,664 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Chimney Hills spans 2 census tracts of Hoover, AL, population 10,664. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 29.1% citywide, putting Chimney Hills 17.2% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 2/10. Filings are well documented here: 740 across 2 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2013 at 12.5% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. At $1,368 a month, rents sit 6% under what the rest of Hoover commands.
That places it #4 of 16 neighborhoods in Hoover. For a like-for-like read, Polo Trace and Arbor Hill score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 19% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes. 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Chimney Hills vs HooverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Chimney Hills
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
740Total filings (sum)
4.19%Avg annual filing rate
12.5%Peak year (2013)
4.27%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Chimney Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.2%Housing insecurity
6.9%Utility shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
8.0%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Chimney Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Chimney Hills?
Chimney Hills scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Chimney Hills compare to Hoover overall?
Chimney Hills scores 0.2 points lower than Hoover overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,368 vs $1,457.
Q3
What is the average rent in Chimney Hills?
Average gross rent in Chimney Hills is $1,368/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Chimney Hills residents are renters?
43% of Chimney Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Hoover). The neighborhood has 10,664 residents.
Q5
Is Chimney Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Chimney Hills sits in the 28th 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 Chimney Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Chimney Hills is census tract 01073014404 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Chimney Hills for landlords?
Chimney Hills carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Chimney Hills?
Chimney Hills has 10,142 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (62.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.1%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
