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Neighborhood · Mobile, AL

Bridlewood Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 9,701 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 3.5–5

Bridlewood is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mobile with 3 census tracts and a population of 9,701 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 17% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,034/month sits 3% lower than the Mobile citywide average ($1,068).

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Bridlewood vs Mobile How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.4% +44%
Mobile: 33.0%
Average gross rent
$1,034 -3%
Mobile: $1,068
Average HH income
$53,661 +5%
Mobile: $51,090
Poverty rate
18.6% -2%
Mobile: 18.9%
Renter share
83.6% +82%
Mobile: 46.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bridlewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 3.5–5

Why Bridlewood scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
84% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
18.6% below poverty line · Range 1.3–6.4 across tracts
4.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–5.6 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

Bridlewood vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Bridlewood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Bridlewood: 4.74.7BridlewoodNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Bridlewood?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.5 points from 3.5 to 5. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Bridlewood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01097003207 5 3,220 46% $1,165
01097002900 4.9 4,880 55% $950
01097003206 3.5 1,601 28% $1,024
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 76

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 84%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 80%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Bridlewood

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 629Total filings (sum)
  • 9.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 14.9%Peak year (2007)
  • 8.60%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bridlewood

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Bridlewood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Bridlewood?

Bridlewood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Bridlewood compare to Mobile overall?

Bridlewood scores 1.9 points higher than Mobile overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,034 vs $1,068.
Q3

What is the average rent in Bridlewood?

Average gross rent in Bridlewood is $1,034/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Bridlewood residents are renters?

84% of Bridlewood households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 9,701 residents.
Q5

Is Bridlewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Bridlewood sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Bridlewood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Bridlewood is census tract 01097003207 (score 5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 5, a spread of 1.5 points.
Q7

How safe is Bridlewood for landlords?

Bridlewood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mobile as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Bridlewood?

Bridlewood has 9,586 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62%), White (non-Hispanic) (26%), Hispanic / Latino (7.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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