5 census tracts · pop 7,566 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 4.1–5
Garden District spans 5 census tracts of Montgomery, AL, population 7,566. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 36%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. 25% 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. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.4% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint is economic stress at 8.1/10. 40% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Montgomery rate of 32.3%. Average gross rent is $851, 22% below the Montgomery average of $1,089.
Disability prevalence reaches 45.6% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. Filings are well documented here: 1,209 across 5 observed tracts.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 13.3% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is housing-court posture, at 3/10.
The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #6 of 6 neighborhoods in Montgomery.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Garden District vs MontgomeryHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport83%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Garden District
Aggregated across 5 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,209Total filings (sum)
6.74%Avg annual filing rate
13.3%Peak year (2014)
5.00%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Garden District
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.1%Housing insecurity
22.3%Utility shutoff threat
39.6%Food insecurity
37.2%SNAP enrollment
15.2%No health insurance
46.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Garden District
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Garden District?
Garden District scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Garden District compare to Montgomery overall?
Garden District scores 1.1 points higher than Montgomery overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $851 vs $1,089.
Q3
What is the average rent in Garden District?
Average gross rent in Garden District is $851/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Garden District residents are renters?
62% of Garden District households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Montgomery). The neighborhood has 7,566 residents.
Q5
Is Garden District a high social-vulnerability area?
Garden District sits in the 86th 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
Which tracts in Garden District have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Garden District is census tract 01101000700 (score 5/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.1 to 5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Garden District for landlords?
Garden District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Montgomery as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Garden District?
Garden District has 7,493 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (68.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (24.8%), Other / Multiracial (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
