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Eviction Risk in Suburban Heights , Mobile

1 census tracts · pop 3,161 · pop-weighted composite 4.9/10 · range 4.9–4.9

Suburban Heights is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Mobile with 1 census tract and a population of 3,161 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 65% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 49% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,018/month sits 5% lower than the Mobile citywide median ($1,068).

Eviction Risk
4.9
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
65%
49% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,018
Median household income
$52,974
14.9% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Suburban Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Suburban Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Suburban Heights: 4.94.9Suburban HeightsNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 3.93.9Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · AL
Lloyds
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 3.1K
Peer · AL
Lyons Park
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 1.5K
Peer · AL
Navco
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 1.8K
Peer · AL
North Crichton
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
1 tracts · pop. 2.7K
Comparison

Suburban Heights vs Mobile

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
4.9 +44%
Mobile: 3.4
Rent burden
64.5% +95%
Mobile: 33.0%
Median gross rent
$1,018 -5%
Mobile: $1,068
Median HH income
$52,974 +4%
Mobile: $51,090
Poverty rate
14.9% -21%
Mobile: 18.9%
Renter share
36.3% -21%
Mobile: 46.1%
Where

Tract centroids in Suburban Heights

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 2,975 residents across all tracts in Suburban Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 8.8% White (non-Hispanic): 67.3% Black (non-Hispanic): 19.4% Other / Multiracial: 4.4%
  • Hispanic / Latino 8.8%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 67.3%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 19.4%
  • Other / Multiracial 4.4%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Suburban Heights

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
01097006802 4.9 3,161 65% $1,018
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 65

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

Socioeconomic status 95%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 13%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 40%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 47%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.

Frequently asked

About Suburban Heights

What is the eviction-risk score for Suburban Heights?

Suburban Heights scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Suburban Heights compare to Mobile overall?

Suburban Heights scores 1.5 points higher than Mobile overall (3.4/10). Rent burden: 65% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,018 vs $1,068.

What is the median rent in Suburban Heights?

Median 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.

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.

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.

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