Census Tract · Ranked #34,278 of 84,120 nationally

Athens Eviction Risk: Moderate

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

Census tract 01083021101 covers part of Athens, AL, and scores 4.9/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,592 residents. The clearest offset is supply constraint at 1/10.

Risk score

4.9

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

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

Against Limestone County at 30.1%, 43% of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.5/10.

On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Average gross rent is $704, 22% below the Athens average. Against the Limestone County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Nationally it ranks #34,278 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 21% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.1/10.

Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $53,955, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.0 points hotter.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01083021101

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

Census tract 01083021101 in Athens scores 4.9/10 (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 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 3.7/10. 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.