Neighborhood · Huntsville, AL

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

5 census tracts · pop 16,567 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10 · range 5.3–5.8

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District is a white-black neighborhood in Huntsville with 5 census tracts and a population of 16,567 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.6/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 57% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $836/month sits 29% lower than the Huntsville citywide average ($1,171).

Risk score

5.6

Moderate

5 tracts · population-weighted

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District vs Huntsville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

56.6% +103%

Huntsville: 27.9%

Average gross rent

$836 -29%

Huntsville: $1,171

Average HH income

$31,279 -56%

Huntsville: $70,778

Poverty rate

33.4% +142%

Huntsville: 13.8%

Renter share

66.9% +60%

Huntsville: 41.7%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Merrimack Mill Village Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 5.3–5.8

Why Merrimack Mill Village Historic District scores 5.6

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

67% 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

33.4% below poverty line · Range 6.5–10.0 across tracts

7.8

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.0 across tracts

1.7

Risk score comparison

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.5 points from 5.3 to 5.8. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

5.8 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.3

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Merrimack Mill Village Historic District

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
01089002501	5.8	2,919	55%	$725
01089002300	5.7	5,285	65%	$903
01089002100	5.7	2,711	61%	$763
01089002200	5.5	1,911	64%	$994
01089002400	5.3	3,741	40%	$799

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 93%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 93%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 81%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

What is the eviction-risk score for Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District scores 5.6/10 (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.

How does Merrimack Mill Village Historic District compare to Huntsville overall?

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District scores 3.3 points higher than Huntsville overall (2.3/10). Renters spend 57% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $836 vs $1,171.

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.

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.

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.

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 01089002501 (score 5.8/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.3 to 5.8, a spread of 0.5 points.

How safe is Merrimack Mill Village Historic District for landlords?

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 (2.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?

Merrimack Mill Village Historic District has 16,598 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.4%), Hispanic / Latino (25%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Merrimack Mill Village Historic District

2.9 Twickenham Historic District 2 tracts · pop 7,177 4.5 Dallas Mill Village Historic District 2 tracts · pop 5,838 2.8 Willowbrook 2 tracts · pop 7,387 2.6 Chaney's Cove 3 tracts · pop 11,374 5.7 Edmonton Heights Historic District 2 tracts · pop 9,715 2.8 South Gate 4 tracts · pop 14,270

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Huntsville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Merrimack Mill Village Historic District.

5.7 Edmonton Heights Historic District 2 tracts · pop 9,715 5.9 Old Town Historic District 1 tracts · pop 3,298 4.5 Dallas Mill Village Historic District 2 tracts · pop 5,838 3.9 Rambling Oaks 1 tracts · pop 5,547 3.4 Five Points Historic District 1 tracts · pop 2,448 3.2 Twickenham Historic District 2 tracts · pop 7,177

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