1 census tracts · pop 3,161 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.8–3.8
Suburban Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Mobile, AL, population 3,161. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Severe burden reaches 49%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Mobile baseline of 33.0%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The filing record is not thin: 173 evictions logged in this tract.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 3/10. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 6.6% of renter households. Running cool is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
Recent filings have not receded much: 6.3% in 2016 against a 6.6% peak. That places it #19 of 26 neighborhoods in Mobile. For a like-for-like read, Winthrop Square and South Crichton score within a fraction of it.
Average gross rent runs $1,018, close to the Mobile average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $52,974.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.8/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Suburban Heights vs MobileHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport47%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Suburban Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
173Total filings (sum)
4.51%Avg annual filing rate
6.6%Peak year (2014)
6.33%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Suburban Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.7%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility shutoff threat
19.8%Food insecurity
14.0%SNAP enrollment
11.1%No health insurance
38.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Suburban Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Suburban Heights?
Suburban Heights scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Suburban Heights compare to Mobile overall?
Suburban Heights scores 0.2 points higher than Mobile overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,018 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Suburban Heights?
Average gross rent in Suburban Heights is $1,018/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Suburban Heights residents are renters?
36% of Suburban Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 3,161 residents.
Q5
Is Suburban Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Suburban Heights sits in the 65th 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 Suburban Heights for landlords?
Suburban Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Suburban Heights?
Suburban Heights has 2,975 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (67.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Hispanic / Latino (8.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
