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Vestavia Lake Eviction Risk: Lower , Vestavia Hills

Tract 01073012921 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,707 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

How risky is the Vestavia Lake area of Vestavia Hills for landlords? Census tract 01073012921 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 55th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,644 a month against an average household income of $136,250 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 9% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,216
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.05
Poverty rate1.6%
Median income$136,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 3 tracts In Vestavia Lake
Very Low
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 10 tracts In Vestavia Hills
Very Low
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#183 of 189 tracts In Jefferson County
Very Low
Within state
2 th percentile
Rank, 2nd percentileLowHigh
#1,409 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Vestavia Hills and the region

Centroid at 33.4398, -86.7959 · click any tract to drill in

Why Vestavia Lake scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
1.6% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,644 rent vs county FMR
8.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Vestavia Hills
5.5

How Vestavia Lake compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Vestavia Lake risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 012921Vestavia Hills: 2.22.2Vestavia Hillsparent cityCounty: 4.14.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 5

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Vestavia Lake. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Vestavia Lake

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Vestavia Hills eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 5th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073012921

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012921?

Census tract 01073012921 in the Vestavia Lake neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01073012921?

Median gross rent is $1,644/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012921?

1.6% of residents in tract 01073012921 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,707.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012921?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 5th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 4th, household 13th, minority 8th, housing 20th.
Q5

Is tract 01073012921 considered part of Vestavia Lake?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073012921 fall within Vestavia Lake (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 01073012921 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01073012921 compare to Vestavia Hills overall?

Tract 01073012921 scores 1.3/10, lower than the parent city of Vestavia Hills at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Vestavia Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Vestavia Hills

Top eight tracts in Vestavia Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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