Census Tract · Ranked #9,878 of 84,120 nationally

Auburn Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 01081040401 · Lee County, AL · pop 2,240 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Auburn

In Auburn in Lee County, census tract 01081040401 scores 5.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 44% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 60% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,052 monthly, set against $23,527 in average yearly household income, roughly 54% of income at the averages. Renters make up 90% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 65% Stable renters 26% Owners 9%

Tract context

Occupied units1,175

Renter share90.3%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate51.3%

Median income$23,527

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.5705, -85.4968 · click any tract to drill in

Why Auburn scores 6.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Auburn

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

51.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,052 rent vs county FMR

4.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Auburn

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Auburn

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Auburn

2.5

How Auburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

71%Socioeconomic
6%Household composition
51%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

19.5%Housing insecurity
14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
31.5%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
18.9%Transit barriers
11.8%No health insurance
25.6%Frequent mental distress
39.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Auburn

The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 Auburn eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lee County average of 4.4 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01081040401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040401?

Census tract 01081040401 in Auburn scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01081040401?

Median gross rent is $1,052/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040401?

51.3% of residents in tract 01081040401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,240.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 6th, minority 51th, housing 15th.

What share of households in tract 01081040401 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.5% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040401 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040401 scores 6.2/10, higher than the parent city of Auburn at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Auburn

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