Census Tract · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

Opelika Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081041703 · Lee County, AL · pop 5,421 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Opelika

In Opelika, census tract 01081041703 scores 4.1/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 15% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 31% of renter households, a high level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $495 a month against an average household income of $55,281 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. About 26% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 18% Owners 74%

Tract context

Occupied units2,367

Renter share26.4%

SVI overall0.65

Poverty rate10.4%

Median income$55,281

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Opelika and the region

Centroid at 32.6658, -85.3280 · 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

10.4% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$495 rent vs county FMR

1.0

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: 65

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

84%Socioeconomic
27%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
49%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.

17.4%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
22.8%Food insecurity
17.5%SNAP enrollment
11.7%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
36.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Opelika

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 6.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. 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 below the Lee County average of 4.4 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 65th 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 17.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% 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 01081041703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041703?

Census tract 01081041703 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 01081041703?

Median gross rent is $495/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041703?

10.4% of residents in tract 01081041703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,421.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 65th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 84th, household 27th, minority 56th, housing 49th.

What share of households in tract 01081041703 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.4% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081041703 compare to Opelika overall?

Tract 01081041703 scores 4.2/10, 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.