Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally

Bridlewood Eviction Risk: Lower , Mobile

Tract 01097003206 · Mobile County, AL · pop 1,601 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01097003206 (Bridlewood in Mobile, Alabama) comes in at 3.9/10, the Lower tier. On the national scale it ranks #74,876 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 28% of renter households, a moderate level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,024 monthly, set against $72,672 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 100% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.5

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 72% Owners 0%

Tract context

Occupied units959

Renter share100.0%

SVI overall0.43

Poverty rate5.3%

Median income$72,672

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mobile and the region

Centroid at 30.6736, -88.1378 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bridlewood scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Mobile

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

5.3% poverty · this tract

1.3

Supply constraint

$1,024 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Mobile

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Mobile

3.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Mobile

3.0

How Bridlewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 43

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

72%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
85%Racial/ethnic minority
39%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bridlewood. 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.

19.3%Housing insecurity
11.8%Utility-shutoff threat
24.2%Food insecurity
15.7%SNAP enrollment
12.5%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
29.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bridlewood

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.4/10. 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 Mobile eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Mobile County average of 4.9 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 43rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01097003206

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097003206?

Census tract 01097003206 in the Bridlewood neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01097003206?

Median gross rent is $1,024/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 28% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097003206?

5.3% of residents in tract 01097003206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,601.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097003206?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 43th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 3th, minority 85th, housing 39th.

Is tract 01097003206 considered part of Bridlewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097003206 fall within Bridlewood (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01097003206 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.3% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01097003206 compare to Mobile overall?

Tract 01097003206 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Mobile at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mobile eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mobile

Top eight tracts in Mobile ranked by composite eviction-risk score.