3 census tracts · pop 6,021 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Gentilly Park takes in 3 census tracts of Auburn, AL and houses 6,021 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Set annual rent against average household income of $21,913 and the ratio lands at 56%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Cost burden runs 58% against 38.9% citywide, putting Gentilly Park 19.5% over its own city. 37% 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 poverty rate is 54%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 9.8/10. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 30.2% of adults, 12.4 points above the national rate.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 24.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,027, 6% below the Auburn average of $1,098. That places it #1 of 6 neighborhoods in Auburn.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Pickwood and Auburn University Club. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0 points apart at the extremes.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Gentilly Park vs AuburnHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport36%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gentilly Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.6%Housing insecurity
15.2%Utility shutoff threat
30.6%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
12.2%No health insurance
39.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gentilly Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gentilly Park?
Gentilly Park scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Gentilly Park compare to Auburn overall?
Gentilly Park scores 1.4 points higher than Auburn overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,027 vs $1,098.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gentilly Park?
Average gross rent in Gentilly Park is $1,027/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gentilly Park residents are renters?
54% of Gentilly Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Auburn). The neighborhood has 6,021 residents.
Q5
Is Gentilly Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Gentilly Park sits in the 31st 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 Gentilly Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gentilly Park is census tract 01081040606 (score 4.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 4.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Gentilly Park for landlords?
Gentilly Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Auburn as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gentilly Park?
Gentilly Park has 5,452 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
