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Neighborhood · Florence, AL

Briarcliff Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 9,503 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.3–5.7

Briarcliff is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Florence with 2 census tracts and a population of 9,503 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 37% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 15% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $760/month sits 7% lower than the Florence citywide average ($820).

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Briarcliff vs Florence How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
37.3% +42%
Florence: 26.3%
Average gross rent
$760 -7%
Florence: $820
Average HH income
$50,675 +1%
Florence: $50,396
Poverty rate
16.9% -13%
Florence: 19.3%
Renter share
39.5% -18%
Florence: 47.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Briarcliff and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.3–5.7

Why Briarcliff scores 4.8

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 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Rent control risk
37% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
40% renter households · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
16.9% below poverty line · Range 2.9–6.7 across tracts
4.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–3.2 across tracts
2.8
Risk score comparison

Briarcliff vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Briarcliff score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Briarcliff: 4.84.8BriarcliffNeighborhoodParent city: 2.42.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Briarcliff

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01077010400 5.7 3,261 28% $694
01077011101 4.3 6,242 42% $794
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 47

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 35%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 24%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Briarcliff

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 182Total filings (sum)
  • 1.39%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak year (2016)
  • 1.62%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Briarcliff

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

Frequently asked

About Briarcliff

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Briarcliff?

Briarcliff scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Briarcliff compare to Florence overall?

Briarcliff scores 2.4 points higher than Florence overall (2.4/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $760 vs $820.
Q3

What is the average rent in Briarcliff?

Average gross rent in Briarcliff is $760/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Briarcliff residents are renters?

40% of Briarcliff households are renter-occupied (vs 48% in Florence). The neighborhood has 9,503 residents.
Q5

Is Briarcliff a high social-vulnerability area?

Briarcliff sits in the 47th 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

Which tracts in Briarcliff have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Briarcliff is census tract 01077010400 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.3 to 5.7, a spread of 1.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Briarcliff for landlords?

Briarcliff carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Florence as a whole (2.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Briarcliff?

Briarcliff has 9,906 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (84.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (7%), Other / Multiracial (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Florence

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Briarcliff.

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