Neighborhood · Mountain Brook, AL

Dunbarton Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 3,065 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.3/10 · range 1.3–1.3

Dunbarton Oaks is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mountain Brook with 1 census tract and a population of 3,065 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty.

Risk score

1.3

Lower

1 tracts · population-weighted

Dunbarton Oaks vs Mountain Brook How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

0.0% -100%

Mountain Brook: 26.5%

Average gross rent

$0 -100%

Mountain Brook: $1,456

Average HH income

$205,000 +7%

Mountain Brook: $191,128

Poverty rate

1.3% -52%

Mountain Brook: 2.7%

Renter share

0.0% -100%

Mountain Brook: 10.1%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Dunbarton Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 1.3–1.3

Why Dunbarton Oaks scores 1.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly

State political climate

legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts

1.8

Regional political climate

County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.7–5.7 across tracts

5.7

Local political climate

Parent city governance · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts

6.1

Rent control risk

Stabilization & control ordinances · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts

4.4

Eviction process difficulty

State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

0% renter households · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts

2.9

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 3.3–3.3 across tracts

3.3

Economic stress

1.3% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts

1.0

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–5.0 across tracts

5.0

Risk score comparison

Dunbarton Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Census tracts

1 tracts in Dunbarton Oaks

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
01073010804	1.3	3,065	—	—

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 2

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 0%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 18%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 1%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 13%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Dunbarton Oaks

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

9Total filings (sum)
4.33%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2001)
1.23%Latest filed (2015)

CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Dunbarton Oaks

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

3.3%Housing insecurity
2.3%Utility shutoff threat
3.5%Food insecurity
1.7%SNAP enrollment
3.0%No health insurance
21.2%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Dunbarton Oaks

What is the eviction-risk score for Dunbarton Oaks?

Dunbarton Oaks scores 1.3/10 (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.

How does Dunbarton Oaks compare to Mountain Brook overall?

Dunbarton Oaks scores 0.7 points lower than Mountain Brook overall (2/10).

What percentage of Dunbarton Oaks residents are renters?

0% of Dunbarton Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Mountain Brook). The neighborhood has 3,065 residents.

Is Dunbarton Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Dunbarton Oaks sits in the 2nd 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.

How safe is Dunbarton Oaks for landlords?

Dunbarton Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.3/10). 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 Mountain Brook as a whole (2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Dunbarton Oaks?

Dunbarton Oaks has 3,042 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (97.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.2%), Other / Multiracial (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Dunbarton Oaks

1.5 Lane Park 3 tracts · pop 13,929 2.9 Cahaba Oaks 2 tracts · pop 4,806 2.7 Vestavia Lake 3 tracts · pop 10,444 4.6 Highland Avenue Historic District 2 tracts · pop 2,867 3.8 Chestnut Hill Historic District 2 tracts · pop 6,140 3.7 Anderson Place Historic District 2 tracts · pop 9,281

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Mountain Brook

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Dunbarton Oaks.

1.4 Lane Park 3 tracts · pop 13,929

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