Census Tract · Ranked #16,850 of 84,120 nationally

Opelika Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081041300 · Lee County, AL · pop 3,070

Tract 01081041300 covers Opelika in Alabama. Home to 3,070 residents, it scores $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #50,293 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $920 a month while the average household earns $49,911 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 18% Stable renters 27% Owners 55%

Tract context

Occupied units1,221

Renter share44.5%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate28.0%

Median income$49,911

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Opelika and the region

Centroid at 32.6484, -85.3921 · click any tract to drill in

Why Opelika scores 5.6

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

28.0% poverty · this tract

7.0

Supply constraint

$920 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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: 68

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

52%Socioeconomic
63%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
78%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.

14.8%Housing insecurity
10.9%Utility-shutoff threat
19.8%Food insecurity
15.5%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
9.4%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
37.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opelika

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 Opelika 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01081041300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041300?

Census tract 01081041300 in Opelika scores 5.6/10 (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 01081041300?

Median gross rent is $920/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041300?

28.0% of residents in tract 01081041300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,070.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 63th, minority 62th, housing 78th.

What share of households in tract 01081041300 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.8% 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. 10.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081041300 compare to Opelika overall?

Tract 01081041300 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Opelika at 2.5/10. 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.