Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Athens Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01083021101 · Limestone County, AL · pop 3,592 · 19% of tract blocks fall in Athens

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 01083021101 in Athens in Limestone County ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,592 residents. That is riskier than about 21% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 43% of renter households, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $704 monthly, set against $53,955 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 21% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 12% Owners 79%

Tract context

Occupied units1,455

Renter share20.8%

SVI overall0.46

Poverty rate14.2%

Median income$53,955

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 34.6906, -86.9994 · click any tract to drill in

Why Athens scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Athens

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

14.2% poverty · this tract

3.6

Supply constraint

$704 rent vs county FMR

1.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Athens

4.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Athens

7.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Athens

5.3

How Athens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

66%Socioeconomic
39%Household composition
60%Racial/ethnic minority
20%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.

14.6%Housing insecurity
9.3%Utility-shutoff threat
19.6%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
9.7%Transit barriers
12.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
37.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Athens

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.7/10. 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 Athens eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Limestone County average of 3.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 46th 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 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.3% 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 01083021101

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01083021101?

Census tract 01083021101 in Athens scores 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 01083021101?

Median gross rent is $704/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01083021101?

14.2% of residents in tract 01083021101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,592.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01083021101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 66th, household 39th, minority 60th, housing 20th.

What share of households in tract 01083021101 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.6% 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. 9.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01083021101 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 01083021101 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Athens

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