1 census tracts · pop 4,527 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Westbrook Trace is a one-tract neighborhood of Vestavia Hills, AL, population 4,527. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Vestavia Hills baseline of 33.2%, 49% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The voucher gap is 36.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. 29% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The dominant input is supply constraint at 8.6/10.
This is a renter market: 68% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 2/10.
The filing record is not thin: 187 evictions logged in this tract. At $1,723 a month, rents sit 14% over what the rest of Vestavia Hills commands. SNAP participation is 6.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 10.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 8 mapped neighborhoods of Vestavia Hills, it ranks #3 by risk, the middle third. For a like-for-like read, Liberty Park and Overton Manor score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $92,780.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Westbrook Trace vs Vestavia HillsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority39%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Westbrook Trace
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
187Total filings (sum)
4.40%Avg annual filing rate
10.0%Peak year (2001)
1.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Westbrook Trace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.7%Housing insecurity
5.8%Utility shutoff threat
10.9%Food insecurity
6.7%SNAP enrollment
6.5%No health insurance
28.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Westbrook Trace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Westbrook Trace?
Westbrook Trace scores 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.
Q2
How does Westbrook Trace compare to Vestavia Hills overall?
Westbrook Trace scores 0.7 points lower than Vestavia Hills overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,723 vs $1,515.
Q3
What is the average rent in Westbrook Trace?
Average gross rent in Westbrook Trace is $1,723/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Westbrook Trace residents are renters?
68% of Westbrook Trace households are renter-occupied (vs 22% in Vestavia Hills). The neighborhood has 4,527 residents.
Q5
Is Westbrook Trace a high social-vulnerability area?
Westbrook Trace sits in the 37th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Westbrook Trace for landlords?
Westbrook Trace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Vestavia Hills as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Westbrook Trace?
Westbrook Trace has 4,267 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.5%), Other / Multiracial (6.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
