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Neighborhood · Huntsville, AL

Edmonton Heights Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 9,715 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Edmonton Heights Historic District takes in 2 census tracts of Huntsville, AL, population 9,715. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Huntsville baseline of 27.9%, 57% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

29% 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. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 35%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Set annual rent against average household income of $32,617 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is economic stress at 8.7/10. 21.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 28.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. At $940 a month, rents sit 20% under what the rest of Huntsville commands. The filing record is not thin: 331 evictions logged in this tract.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.6% of renter households.

With little internal variation, 4.8/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Edmonton Heights Historic District vs Huntsville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
57.4% +106%
Huntsville: 27.9%
Average gross rent
$940 -20%
Huntsville: $1,171
Average HH income
$32,617 -54%
Huntsville: $70,778
Poverty rate
34.6% +150%
Huntsville: 13.8%
Renter share
60.8% +46%
Huntsville: 41.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Edmonton Heights Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why Edmonton Heights Historic District scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Rent control risk
57% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
61% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
34.6% below poverty line · Range 6.8–10.0 across tracts
8.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.8–3.6 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Edmonton Heights Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Edmonton Heights Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Edmonton Heights H: 4.84.8Edmonton Heights HNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.73.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Edmonton Heights Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01089000203 4.8 5,689 57% $848
01089000301 4.8 4,026 58% $1,071
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 88

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 44%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Edmonton Heights Historic District

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 331Total filings (sum)
  • 5.64%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.6%Peak year (2016)
  • 6.63%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Edmonton Heights Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Edmonton Heights Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Edmonton Heights Historic District?

Edmonton Heights Historic District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Edmonton Heights Historic District compare to Huntsville overall?

Edmonton Heights Historic District scores 1.4 points higher than Huntsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $940 vs $1,171.
Q3

What is the average rent in Edmonton Heights Historic District?

Average gross rent in Edmonton Heights Historic District is $940/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Edmonton Heights Historic District residents are renters?

61% of Edmonton Heights Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Huntsville). The neighborhood has 9,715 residents.
Q5

Is Edmonton Heights Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Edmonton Heights Historic District sits in the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Edmonton Heights Historic District have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Edmonton Heights Historic District is census tract 01089000203 (score 4.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 4.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Edmonton Heights Historic District for landlords?

Edmonton Heights Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Huntsville as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Edmonton Heights Historic District?

Edmonton Heights Historic District has 10,248 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.9%), Other / Multiracial (4.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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