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Neighborhood · Mobile, AL

Sherwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,898 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Sherwood is a white-black neighborhood in Mobile with 1 census tract and a population of 2,898 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 61% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 27% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,023/month sits 4% lower than the Mobile citywide average ($1,068).

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Sherwood vs Mobile How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
61.0% +85%
Mobile: 33.0%
Average gross rent
$1,023 -4%
Mobile: $1,068
Average HH income
$41,146 -19%
Mobile: $51,090
Poverty rate
37.8% +100%
Mobile: 18.9%
Renter share
54.4% +18%
Mobile: 46.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Sherwood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.7–5.7

Why Sherwood scores 5.7

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
61% 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
54% 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
37.8% below poverty line · Range 9.5–9.5 across tracts
9.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Sherwood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Sherwood: 5.75.7SherwoodNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Sherwood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01097007400 5.7 2,898 61% $1,023
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 72

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

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 73%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 75%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Sherwood

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 319Total filings (sum)
  • 5.40%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.2%Peak year (2009)
  • 3.87%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Sherwood

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

Frequently asked

About Sherwood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Sherwood?

Sherwood scores 5.7/10 (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 Sherwood compare to Mobile overall?

Sherwood scores 2.9 points higher than Mobile overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,023 vs $1,068.
Q3

What is the average rent in Sherwood?

Average gross rent in Sherwood is $1,023/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Sherwood residents are renters?

54% of Sherwood households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 2,898 residents.
Q5

Is Sherwood a high social-vulnerability area?

Sherwood sits in the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Sherwood for landlords?

Sherwood carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Sherwood?

Sherwood has 3,013 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (36.5%), Other / Multiracial (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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