Census Tract · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Opelika Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081041103 · Lee County, AL · pop 1,467 · 86% of tract blocks fall in Opelika

Census tract 01081041103 covers part of Opelika, AL, and scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 1,467. The main counterweight is state political climate at 1.8/10.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 24% Stable renters 31% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units816

Renter share55.1%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$53,596

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Opelika and the region

Centroid at 32.6409, -85.4396 · click any tract to drill in

Why Opelika scores 4.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Opelika

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,166 rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Opelika

6.3

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Opelika

6.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Opelika

6.6

How Opelika compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

7%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
87%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.

17.5%Housing insecurity
10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
21.9%Food insecurity
13.8%SNAP enrollment
11.2%Transit barriers
16.0%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
31.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opelika

On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 2/10. At $1,166 a month, rents run 23% over what the rest of Opelika commands.

13% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. That is riskier than roughly 46% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

The legal-climate inputs (statute speed, court posture, rent-regulation exposure) come from Opelika eviction risk as a whole. Only the economic and supply signals are measured inside this tract. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.3/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.

It tracks the Lee County average of 3.9 closely. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $53,596.

55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01081041103

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041103?

Census tract 01081041103 in Opelika scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01081041103?

Median gross rent is $1,166/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041103?

15.4% of residents in tract 01081041103 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,467.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041103?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 7th, household 8th, minority 37th, housing 87th.

What share of households in tract 01081041103 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.5% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081041103 compare to Opelika overall?

Tract 01081041103 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Opelika at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Opelika eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Opelika

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