2 census tracts · pop 10,824 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Highland Crest is a 2-tract neighborhood of Hoover, AL and houses 10,824 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 42%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Hoover rate of 29.1%. Average gross rent is $2,332, 60% above the Hoover average of $1,457. The strongest single driver of the headline number is supply constraint at 10/10.
The voucher gap is 84.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 4.6% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #4 of 16 neighborhoods in Hoover.
At 7% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $135,786.
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
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Crest vs HooverHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority37%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport1%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Crest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.3%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
7.4%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
4.5%No health insurance
24.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Crest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Crest?
Highland Crest 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 Highland Crest compare to Hoover overall?
Highland Crest scores 0.2 points lower than Hoover overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $2,332 vs $1,457.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Crest?
Average gross rent in Highland Crest is $2,332/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Crest residents are renters?
7% of Highland Crest households are renter-occupied (vs 29% in Hoover). The neighborhood has 10,824 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Crest a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Crest sits in the 4th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Highland Crest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Highland Crest is census tract 01073014414 (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 Highland Crest for landlords?
Highland Crest 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 Highland Crest?
Highland Crest has 11,188 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (72.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
