Madison Station Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower
3 census tracts · pop 12,448 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–3.8
Madison Station Historic District takes in 3 census tracts of Madison, AL, population 12,448. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2/10. 14% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Court records for this tract carry 579 eviction filings. Against a Madison baseline of 26.1%, 30% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 4.7% of renter households.
At $1,319 a month, rents sit 9% under what the rest of Madison commands. The most recent observed rate, 2.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $77,625.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Madison Station Historic District vs MadisonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority54%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Madison Station Historic District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
579Total filings (sum)
3.03%Avg annual filing rate
4.7%Peak year (2012)
2.67%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Madison Station Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.4%Housing insecurity
7.2%Utility shutoff threat
12.2%Food insecurity
8.2%SNAP enrollment
7.0%No health insurance
26.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Madison Station Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Madison Station Historic District?
Madison Station Historic District scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Madison Station Historic District compare to Madison overall?
Madison Station Historic District scores 0.3 points higher than Madison overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 26% citywide. Average rent: $1,319 vs $1,453.
Q3
What is the average rent in Madison Station Historic District?
Average gross rent in Madison eviction risk Station Historic District is $1,319/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Madison Station Historic District residents are renters?
61% of Madison Station Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 26% in Madison). The neighborhood has 12,448 residents.
Q5
Is Madison Station Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Madison Station Historic District sits in the 32nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Madison Station Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Madison Station Historic District is census tract 01089011028 (score 3.8/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Madison Station Historic District for landlords?
Madison eviction risk Station Historic District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Madison as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Madison Station Historic District?
Madison Station Historic District has 12,301 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (66.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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