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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Huntsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01089000701 · Madison County, AL · pop 2,938

The Moderate-tier score of 5.2/10 for census tract 01089000701 reflects conditions in Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama. On the national scale it ranks #44,203 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 37% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $891 a month while the average household earns $41,328 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 24% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,259
Renter share54.3%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate33.5%
Median income$41,328

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Very High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#239 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.7672, -86.6022 · click any tract to drill in

Why Huntsville scores 5.5

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
33.5% poverty · this tract
8.4
Supply constraint
$891 rent vs county FMR
2.1
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 Huntsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Huntsville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 000701Huntsville: 2.32.3Huntsvilleparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 626Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 8.94%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.0%Peak (2015)
  • 41Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010890007012001: 42 filings (8.68/100 renter HHs)2002: 58 filings (11.98/100 renter HHs)2005: 45 filings (10.02/100 renter HHs)2007: 37 filings (8.24/100 renter HHs)2008: 44 filings (9.80/100 renter HHs)2009: 50 filings (11.14/100 renter HHs)2010: 40 filings (6.64/100 renter HHs)2011: 51 filings (8.20/100 renter HHs)2012: 48 filings (7.72/100 renter HHs)2013: 58 filings (9.32/100 renter HHs)2014: 50 filings (8.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 62 filings (9.97/100 renter HHs)2016: 41 filings (6.47/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Huntsville

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Huntsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Madison County average of 4.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 626 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 8.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.0% of renter households in 2015.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 96th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01089000701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089000701?

Census tract 01089000701 in Huntsville scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 01089000701?

Median gross rent is $891/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089000701?

33.5% of residents in tract 01089000701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,938.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089000701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 98th, minority 81th, housing 71th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089000701?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 626 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 01089000701 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.94% of renter households, peaking at 10.0% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01089000701 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.3% 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. 21.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01089000701 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089000701 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Huntsville at 2.3/10. 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.

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