1 census tracts · pop 2,137 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Medical District maps to a single census tract in Huntsville, AL, population 2,137. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. Against a Huntsville baseline of 27.9%, 9% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,512, 29% above the Huntsville average of $1,171. Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10.
The voucher gap is 21.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 68 evictions logged in this tract.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. 3.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 5.3% of renter households. 4.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
The most recent observed rate, 1.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Huntsville, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third.
Only 20% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Medical District vs HuntsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority26%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Medical District
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
68Total filings (sum)
1.80%Avg annual filing rate
5.3%Peak year (2011)
1.53%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Medical District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.7%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility shutoff threat
6.1%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.9%No health insurance
23.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Medical District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Medical District?
Medical District scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Medical District compare to Huntsville overall?
Medical District scores 0.4 points lower than Huntsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 9% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,512 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Medical District?
Average gross rent in Medical District is $1,512/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Medical District residents are renters?
20% of Medical District households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Huntsville). The neighborhood has 2,137 residents.
Q5
Is Medical District a high social-vulnerability area?
Medical District sits in the 2nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Medical District for landlords?
Medical District carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Medical District?
Medical District has 2,201 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (89.3%), Other / Multiracial (4%), Hispanic / Latino (3.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
