3 census tracts · pop 11,421 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5
South Crichton takes in 3 census tracts of Mobile, AL and houses 11,421 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Against a Mobile baseline of 33.0%, 42% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk.
18% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. 17.6% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The poverty rate is 21%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 1,047 across 3 observed tracts.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 9.3% of renter households. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
At $1,165 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Mobile commands.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
South Crichton vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in South Crichton
Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,047Total filings (sum)
3.98%Avg annual filing rate
9.3%Peak year (2016)
4.90%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in South Crichton
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.2%Housing insecurity
13.6%Utility shutoff threat
25.6%Food insecurity
21.8%SNAP enrollment
10.6%No health insurance
35.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About South Crichton
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for South Crichton?
South Crichton scores 3.8/10 (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 South Crichton compare to Mobile overall?
South Crichton scores 0.2 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,165 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in South Crichton?
Average gross rent in South Crichton is $1,165/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of South Crichton residents are renters?
53% of South Crichton households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 11,421 residents.
Q5
Is South Crichton a high social-vulnerability area?
South Crichton sits in the 54th 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
Which tracts in South Crichton have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in South Crichton is census tract 01097002700 (score 5/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5, a spread of 2 points.
Q7
How safe is South Crichton for landlords?
South Crichton carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of South Crichton?
South Crichton has 11,711 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (39.9%), Hispanic / Latino (5.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
