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Eviction Risk in Willowbrook , Huntsville

2 census tracts · pop 7,387 · pop-weighted composite 4.4/10 · range 4.3–4.5

Willowbrook is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Huntsville with 2 census tracts and a population of 7,387 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 46% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,197/month sits 2% higher than the Huntsville citywide median ($1,171).

Eviction Risk
4.4
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
46%
18% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,197
Median household income
$107,158
7.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Willowbrook vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Willowbrook score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Willowbrook: 4.44.4WillowbrookNeighborhoodParent city: 2.92.9Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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4.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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Comparison

Willowbrook vs Huntsville

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.4 +52%
Huntsville: 2.9
Rent burden
46.4% +66%
Huntsville: 27.9%
Median gross rent
$1,197 +2%
Huntsville: $1,171
Median HH income
$107,158 +51%
Huntsville: $70,778
Poverty rate
7.8% -44%
Huntsville: 13.8%
Renter share
22.1% -47%
Huntsville: 41.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Willowbrook

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 7,206 residents across all tracts in Willowbrook. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 3.7% White (non-Hispanic): 88% Black (non-Hispanic): 2.5% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.4% Other / Multiracial: 3.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 3.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 88%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 2.5%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 3.4%
Census tracts

2 tracts in Willowbrook

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
01089002721 4.5 4,445 50% $1,135
01089002722 4.3 2,942 41% $1,290
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 16

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 21%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 38%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 21%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 16%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.

Frequently asked

About Willowbrook

What is the eviction-risk score for Willowbrook?

Willowbrook scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Willowbrook compare to Huntsville overall?

Willowbrook scores 1.5 points higher than Huntsville overall (2.9/10). Rent burden: 46% vs 28% citywide. Median rent: $1,197 vs $1,171.

What is the median rent in Willowbrook?

Median 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.

What percentage of Willowbrook residents are renters?

22% of Willowbrook households are renter-occupied (vs 42% in Huntsville). The neighborhood has 7,387 residents.

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.

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