Neighborhood · Ranked #59,654 of 84,120 nationally
South Gate Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntsville
Tract 01089002923 ·
Madison County, AL · pop 3,216 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 01089002923 sits in the South Gate area of Huntsville eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.4/10. Population here is 3,216. Cost burden runs 65% here against 39.4% across Madison County.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8%Stable renters 4%Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,469
Renter share11.8%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate6.5%
Median income$71,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 4 tracts In South Gate
Very High
Within parent city
49th percentile
#36 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
Moderate
Within county
50th percentile
#48 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Moderate
Within state
43th percentile
#816 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Huntsville and the region
Centroid at 34.6207, -86.5557 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Gate scores 3.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Huntsville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
6.5% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$961 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntsville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5
How South Gate compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
36%Socioeconomic
48%Household composition
35%Racial/ethnic minority
4%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within South Gate. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
7.9%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
9.5%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
6.7%No health insurance
14.8%Frequent mental distress
27.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Gate
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1.6/10.
Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. At $961 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Huntsville commands.
SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity runs 9.5% against 17.8% nationally. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
On the national scale it lands near the 29th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 12% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. Social vulnerability reads 2.6/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.
Rent consumes only 16% of average household income of $71,250, an unusually wide affordability cushion.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 01089002923
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089002923?
Census tract 01089002923 in the South Gate neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 01089002923?
Median gross rent is $961/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01089002923?
6.5% of residents in tract 01089002923 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,216.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01089002923?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 48th, minority 35th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 01089002923 considered part of South Gate?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089002923 fall within South Gate (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 01089002923 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.9% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01089002923 compare to Huntsville overall?
Tract 01089002923 scores 3.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Huntsville at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Huntsville
Top eight tracts in Huntsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.