3 census tracts · pop 10,444 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.6/10
· range 3–4.8
Vestavia Lake is a 3-tract neighborhood of Vestavia Hills, AL, population 10,444. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.6/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 56% against 33.2% citywide, putting Vestavia Lake 22.6% over its own city.
Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Scores across the 3 constituent tracts range from 3 to 4.8. A 1.8-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The voucher gap is 19.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Filings are well documented here: 81 across 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 3.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 8 neighborhoods in Vestavia Hills.
Only 21% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Crossgate and Liberty Park score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 12% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.6 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.6
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Vestavia Lake vs Vestavia HillsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority13%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Vestavia Lake
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
81Total filings (sum)
1.38%Avg annual filing rate
3.2%Peak year (2012)
1.14%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Vestavia Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility shutoff threat
11.8%Food insecurity
8.4%SNAP enrollment
7.1%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Vestavia Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Vestavia Lake?
Vestavia Lake scores 3.6/10 (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 Vestavia Lake compare to Vestavia Hills overall?
Vestavia Lake scores 0.1 points lower than Vestavia Hills overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,508 vs $1,515.
Q3
What is the average rent in Vestavia Lake?
Average gross rent in Vestavia Lake is $1,508/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Vestavia Lake residents are renters?
21% of Vestavia Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 22% in Vestavia Hills). The neighborhood has 10,444 residents.
Q5
Is Vestavia Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Vestavia Lake sits in the 13th 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 Vestavia Lake have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Vestavia Lake is census tract 01073012914 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.8, a spread of 1.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Vestavia Lake for landlords?
Vestavia Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.6/10). 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 Vestavia Hills as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Vestavia Lake?
Vestavia Lake has 12,603 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (85.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (6.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
