Within parent city
25
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Smiths Station Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01081041901 · Lee County, AL · pop 2,308 · 8% of tract blocks fall in Smiths Station
Tract 01081041901 covers Smiths Station in Lee County in Alabama. Home to 2,308 residents, it scores 4.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 44% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $550 monthly, set against $92,895 in average yearly household income, roughly 7% of income at the averages. Renters make up 19% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%
Stable renters 10%
Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,062
Renter share18.6%
SVI overall0.08
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$92,895
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
33
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smiths Station and the region
Centroid at 32.6046, -85.1039 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smiths Station scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
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
$550 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smiths Station
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smiths Station
6.2
How Smiths Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 8
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 13%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 18%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 9.7%Housing insecurity
- 6.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.3%Food insecurity
- 8.9%SNAP enrollment
- 7.0%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 15.5%Frequent mental distress
- 33.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smiths Station
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 6.2/10. 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 Smiths Station, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Lee County average of 4.4 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 9.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01081041901
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081041901?
Census tract 01081041901 in Smiths Station scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01081041901?
Median gross rent is $550/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01081041901?
10.4% of residents in tract 01081041901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,308.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01081041901?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 8th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 37th, minority 18th, housing 8th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01081041901 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.7% 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. 6.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01081041901 compare to Smiths Station overall?
Tract 01081041901 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Smiths Station at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smiths Station; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smiths Station
Top eight tracts in Smiths Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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