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

Auburn Eviction Risk: Elevated

Tract 01081040801 · Lee County, AL · pop 2,164

Auburn is where census tract 01081040801 sits, home to 2,164 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #47,282 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 81% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 70% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,061 monthly, set against $15,785 in average yearly household income, roughly 81% of income at the averages. Renters make up 97% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.2

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 78% Stable renters 18% Owners 4%

Tract context

Occupied units1,148

Renter share96.8%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate78.0%

Median income$15,785

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.6078, -85.4947 · 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

78.0% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,061 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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: 52

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

78%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
25%Racial/ethnic minority
92%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.

20.7%Housing insecurity
16.9%Utility-shutoff threat
37.6%Food insecurity
31.4%SNAP enrollment
24.7%Transit barriers
13.2%No health insurance
29.2%Frequent mental distress
45.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Auburn

What moves this score most is 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 52nd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.9% 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 01081040801

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040801?

Census tract 01081040801 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 01081040801?

Median gross rent is $1,061/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 81% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040801?

78.0% of residents in tract 01081040801 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,164.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040801?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 1th, minority 25th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 01081040801 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.7% 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. 16.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040801 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040801 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.