2 census tracts · pop 7,387 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Willowbrook spans 2 census tracts of Huntsville, AL and houses 7,387 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 46% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Huntsville rate of 27.9%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.9/10. 18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Filings are well documented here: 157 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. Food insecurity affects 7.0% of adults, 10.8 points below the national rate.
3.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 3.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 1.2% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Huntsville, it ranks #10 by risk, the lower third. At 22% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Willowbrook vs HuntsvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport16%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Willowbrook
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
157Total filings (sum)
1.73%Avg annual filing rate
3.4%Peak year (2011)
1.26%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willowbrook
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
5.8%Housing insecurity
3.9%Utility shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
4.1%SNAP enrollment
5.4%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Willowbrook
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Willowbrook?
Willowbrook scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Willowbrook compare to Huntsville overall?
Willowbrook scores 0.4 points lower than Huntsville overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,197 vs $1,171.
Q3
What is the average rent in Willowbrook?
Average gross rent in Willowbrook is $1,197/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Willowbrook residents are renters?
22% of Willowbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Huntsville). The neighborhood has 7,387 residents.
Q5
Is Willowbrook a high social-vulnerability area?
Willowbrook sits in the 16th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Willowbrook have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Willowbrook is census tract 01089002721 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Willowbrook for landlords?
Willowbrook carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Willowbrook?
Willowbrook has 7,206 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (88%), Hispanic / Latino (3.7%), Other / Multiracial (3.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
