3 census tracts · pop 10,703 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.4
Canterbury Heights takes in 3 census tracts of Mobile, AL, population 10,703. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.2/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 17%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. The filing record is not thin: 257 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 6.5% of renter households. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Mobile, it ranks #22 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 2.0% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. The closest comparables inside the same city are Country Club Village and Lyons Park.
Against average income of $70,638, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion. The 3 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,123, close to the Mobile average.
34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Canterbury Heights vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Canterbury Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
257Total filings (sum)
3.74%Avg annual filing rate
6.5%Peak year (2016)
6.46%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Canterbury Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.8%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility shutoff threat
13.8%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
7.5%No health insurance
30.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Canterbury Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Canterbury Heights?
Canterbury Heights scores 3.2/10 (Lower 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 Canterbury Heights compare to Mobile overall?
Canterbury Heights scores 0.4 points lower than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,123 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Canterbury Heights?
Average gross rent in Canterbury Heights is $1,123/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Canterbury Heights residents are renters?
34% of Canterbury Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 10,703 residents.
Q5
Is Canterbury Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Canterbury Heights sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Canterbury Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Canterbury Heights is census tract 01097003710 (score 3.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Canterbury Heights for landlords?
Canterbury Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Canterbury Heights?
Canterbury Heights has 10,188 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
