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Neighborhood · Mobile, AL

North Crichton Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,713 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

North Crichton maps to a single census tract in Mobile, AL, population 2,713. The Eviction Risk Score is 4.9/10, in the Moderate tier. 52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Mobile rate of 33.0%.

At $443 a month, rents sit 59% under what the rest of Mobile commands. Severe burden reaches 29%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10. Food insecurity affects 35.8% of adults, 18.0 points above the national rate.

The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Disability prevalence reaches 45.1% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Court records for this tract carry 197 eviction filings.

Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 4.4% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10.

Recent filings have not receded much: 7.4% in 2016 against a 4.4% peak. That places it #5 of 26 neighborhoods in Mobile.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Orange Grove and Allenville. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.9/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
North Crichton vs Mobile How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.4% +59%
Mobile: 33.0%
Average gross rent
$443 -59%
Mobile: $1,068
Average HH income
$33,457 -35%
Mobile: $51,090
Poverty rate
20.7% +10%
Mobile: 18.9%
Renter share
46.0% 0%
Mobile: 46.1%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across North Crichton and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.9–4.9

Why North Crichton scores 4.9

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
52% 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
46% 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
20.7% below poverty line · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Risk score comparison

North Crichton vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

North Crichton score vs. parent city, state, U.S.North Crichton: 4.94.9North CrichtonNeighborhoodParent city: 3.63.6Parent cityhost cityState: 3.73.7Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.15.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in North Crichton

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01097002600 4.9 2,713 52% $443
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 80

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 79%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 16%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 94%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in North Crichton

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 197Total filings (sum)
  • 3.19%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak year (2001)
  • 7.37%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in North Crichton

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

Frequently asked

About North Crichton

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for North Crichton?

North Crichton scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 North Crichton compare to Mobile overall?

North Crichton scores 1.3 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $443 vs $1,068.
Q3

What is the average rent in North Crichton?

Average gross rent in North Crichton is $443/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of North Crichton residents are renters?

46% of North Crichton households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 2,713 residents.
Q5

Is North Crichton a high social-vulnerability area?

North Crichton sits in the 80th 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

How safe is North Crichton for landlords?

North Crichton carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of North Crichton?

North Crichton has 2,337 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (81.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (18.1%), Other / Multiracial (0.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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