Census Tract · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Opelika Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081041600 · Lee County, AL · pop 3,552

Tract 01081041600 sits in Opelika eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. 27% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 35% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units1,615

Renter share61.1%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate34.2%

Median income$36,044

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Opelika and the region

Centroid at 32.6527, -85.3610 · click any tract to drill in

Why Opelika scores 5.4

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

34.2% poverty · this tract

8.6

Supply constraint

$729 rent vs county FMR

1.2

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: 89

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

73%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
83%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.

24.2%Housing insecurity
18.2%Utility-shutoff threat
32.9%Food insecurity
28.6%SNAP enrollment
16.3%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
19.3%Frequent mental distress
40.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opelika

Pulling hardest the other way is supply constraint at 1.2/10. The poverty rate is 34%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Running hot, economic stress reads 8.6/10. It sits 1.5 points above the Lee County average of 3.9. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

Average gross rent is $729, 23% below the Opelika average. Housing insecurity runs 24.2% against 14.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 18.2% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10.

Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 43% of renters.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.

Frequently asked

About tract 01081041600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041600?

Census tract 01081041600 in Opelika scores 5.4/10 (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 01081041600?

Median gross rent is $729/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041600?

34.2% of residents in tract 01081041600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,552.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 84th, minority 83th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 01081041600 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.2% 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. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081041600 compare to Opelika overall?

Tract 01081041600 scores 5.4/10, higher than 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.