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Neighborhood · Mountain Brook, AL

Lane Park Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 13,929 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 1.4/10 · range 1.2–1.7

Lane Park is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mountain Brook with 3 census tracts and a population of 13,929 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 1.4/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 27% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 16% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,151/month sits 21% lower than the Mountain Brook citywide average ($1,456).

Risk score
1.4
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Lane Park vs Mountain Brook How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
27.0% +2%
Mountain Brook: 26.5%
Average gross rent
$1,151 -21%
Mountain Brook: $1,456
Average HH income
$165,598 -13%
Mountain Brook: $191,128
Poverty rate
4.6% +70%
Mountain Brook: 2.7%
Renter share
17.5% +73%
Mountain Brook: 10.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lane Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 1.2–1.7

Why Lane Park scores 1.4

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
27% of income on rent · Range 4.4–6.7 across tracts
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
18% renter households · Range 2.9–7.5 across tracts
3.7
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.3–5.6 across tracts
3.7
Economic stress
4.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–2.1 across tracts
1.3
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.0–10.0 across tracts
6.8
Risk score comparison

Lane Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lane Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Lane Park: 1.41.4Lane ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 2.02.0Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Lane Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.5 points from 1.2 to 1.7. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Lane Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01073010802 1.7 4,164 18%
01073010703 1.5 2,306 55% $2,103
01073010801 1.2 7,459 23% $1,500
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 4

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 3%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 12%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 5%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 24%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lane Park

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 143Total filings (sum)
  • 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.5%Peak year (2006)
  • 2.72%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lane Park

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

Frequently asked

About Lane Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lane Park?

Lane Park scores 1.4/10 (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 Lane Park compare to Mountain Brook overall?

Lane Park scores 0.6 points lower than Mountain Brook overall (2/10). Renters spend 27% of income on rent vs 27% citywide. Average rent: $1,151 vs $1,456.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lane Park?

Average gross rent in Lane Park is $1,151/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 27% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lane Park residents are renters?

18% of Lane Park households are renter-occupied (vs 10% in Mountain Brook). The neighborhood has 13,929 residents.
Q5

Is Lane Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Lane Park 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 Lane Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Lane Park is census tract 01073010802 (score 1.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.2 to 1.7, a spread of 0.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Lane Park for landlords?

Lane Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (1.4/10). 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 Mountain Brook as a whole (2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Lane Park?

Lane Park has 14,123 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (94.4%), Other / Multiracial (2.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Mountain Brook

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Lane Park.

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