Merrimack Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntsville

At $799 a month, rents run 32% under what the rest of Huntsville commands. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.4/10. 73% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby.

The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The poverty rate is 26%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Against the Madison County average of 3.7, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Court records carry 1,223 eviction filings across 13 observed years.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Adults with no health insurance runs 18.9% against 11.3% nationally.

The worst year on record was 2016, when 9.2% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 7.2% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.