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Census Tract · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081040700 · Lee County, AL · pop 6,522

01081040700 is a census tract in Auburn, AL. It scores 4.8/10 for landlords. It is home to 6,522 residents. The severe-burden share is 45%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63% Stable renters 17% Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units190
Renter share80.5%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate82.1%
Median income$14,844

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 24 tracts In Auburn
Elevated
Within county
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 48 tracts In Lee County
High
Within state
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#308 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
58 th percentile
Rank, 58th percentileLowHigh
#35,669 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.5955, -85.4933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Auburn scores 4.8

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
82.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$907 rent vs county FMR
2.8
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.
Auburn risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.8This tracttract 0407003.4Auburnparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Auburn

78% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the Lee County average of 46.8%. Set annual rent against average income of $14,844 and the ratio lands at 73%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. SNAP participation runs 48.5% against 15.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 82%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. This is renter territory: 81% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 26.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $907, 17% below the Auburn average.

Against the Lee County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 01081040700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040700?

Census tract 01081040700 in Auburn scores 4.8/10 (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 01081040700?

Median gross rent is $907/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 78% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040700?

82.1% of residents in tract 01081040700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,522.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 1th, minority 65th, housing 64th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 01081040700 struggle to pay rent?

About 32.0% 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. 26.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 01081040700 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040700 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Auburn at 3.4/10. 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.

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