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Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally

Briarcliff Eviction Risk: Moderate , Florence

Tract 01077010400 · Lauderdale County, AL · pop 3,261 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

In the Briarcliff neighborhood of Florence, census tract 01077010400 scores 3.7/10 for eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #77,313 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

28% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a moderate level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $694 a month against an average household income of $38,293 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 44% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units1,440
Renter share61.7%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate26.8%
Median income$38,293

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Briarcliff
Very High
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#5 of 15 tracts In Florence
Elevated
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 26 tracts In Lauderdale County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#156 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Florence and the region

Centroid at 34.8172, -87.7048 · click any tract to drill in

Why Briarcliff scores 5.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Florence
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
26.8% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$694 rent vs county FMR
2.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Florence
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Florence
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Florence
2.5

How Briarcliff compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Briarcliff risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.75.7This tracttract 010400Florence: 2.42.4Florenceparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 116Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 1.70%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.2%Peak (2002)
  • 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010770104002001: 14 filings (2.22/100 renter HHs)2002: 20 filings (3.17/100 renter HHs)2008: 14 filings (2.18/100 renter HHs)2009: 7 filings (1.09/100 renter HHs)2010: 7 filings (1.11/100 renter HHs)2011: 6 filings (0.82/100 renter HHs)2012: 6 filings (0.82/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (2.59/100 renter HHs)2015: 9 filings (1.23/100 renter HHs)2016: 14 filings (1.74/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Briarcliff. 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 Briarcliff

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.7/10. 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 Florence 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 Lauderdale County average of 3.7 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 116 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 1.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.2% of renter households in 2002.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01077010400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01077010400?

Census tract 01077010400 in the Briarcliff neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 01077010400?

Median gross rent is $694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01077010400?

26.8% of residents in tract 01077010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,261.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01077010400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 7th, minority 31th, housing 66th.
Q5

Is tract 01077010400 considered part of Briarcliff?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01077010400 fall within Briarcliff (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01077010400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 116 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01077010400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.70% of renter households, peaking at 3.2% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01077010400 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.6% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01077010400 compare to Florence overall?

Tract 01077010400 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Florence at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Florence eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Florence

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

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