Merrimack Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate
5 census tracts · pop 16,567 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 4.8–4.8
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is a 5-tract neighborhood of Huntsville, AL and houses 16,567 people. 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.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 27%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The poverty rate is 33%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $31,279 and the ratio lands at 32%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Food insecurity affects 37.3% of adults, 19.5 points above the national rate. Average gross rent is $836, 29% below the Huntsville average of $1,171.
This is a renter market: 67% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. SNAP participation is 33.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.7/10. On the high side is economic stress at 7.8/10.
Court records carry 4,630 eviction filings across its 5 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 9.2% of renter households. That places it #1 of 11 neighborhoods in Huntsville.
With little internal variation, 4.8/10 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
4.8
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District vs HuntsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport81%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
4,630Total filings (sum)
6.68%Avg annual filing rate
9.2%Peak year (2016)
6.52%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.9%Housing insecurity
19.1%Utility shutoff threat
36.0%Food insecurity
31.5%SNAP enrollment
19.6%No health insurance
43.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Merrimack Mill Village Historic District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Merrimack Mill Village Historic District compare to Huntsville overall?
Merrimack Mill Village 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: $836 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?
Average gross rent in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is $836/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Merrimack Mill Village Historic District residents are renters?
67% of Merrimack Mill Village Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Huntsville). The neighborhood has 16,567 residents.
Q5
Is Merrimack Mill Village Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District sits in the 95th 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 Merrimack Mill Village Historic District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is census tract 01089002300 (score 4.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.8 to 4.8, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Merrimack Mill Village Historic District for landlords?
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). Pop-weighted across 5 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 Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District has 16,598 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.4%), Hispanic / Latino (25%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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