2 census tracts · pop 7,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Brookmeade is a 2-tract neighborhood of Decatur, AL, population 7,073. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
At $1,189 a month, rents sit 33% over what the rest of Decatur commands. The voucher gap is 28.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1.4/10. 31% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 2/10. Filings are well documented here: 271 across 2 observed tracts.
The severe-burden share is 10%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 6.4% of renter households. SNAP participation is 7.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The most recent observed rate, 3.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. At 21% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.
Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Brookmeade vs DecaturHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority27%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Brookmeade
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
271Total filings (sum)
2.99%Avg annual filing rate
6.4%Peak year (2014)
3.43%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Brookmeade
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.9%Housing insecurity
5.7%Utility shutoff threat
11.3%Food insecurity
7.0%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
31.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Brookmeade
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Brookmeade?
Brookmeade scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Brookmeade compare to Decatur overall?
Brookmeade scores 0.2 points lower than Decatur overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 31% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,189 vs $896.
Q3
What is the average rent in Brookmeade?
Average gross rent in Brookmeade is $1,189/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 31% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Brookmeade residents are renters?
21% of Brookmeade households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Decatur). The neighborhood has 7,073 residents.
Q5
Is Brookmeade a high social-vulnerability area?
Brookmeade sits in the 25th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Brookmeade have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Brookmeade is census tract 01103000200 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Brookmeade for landlords?
Brookmeade carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Decatur as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Brookmeade?
Brookmeade has 6,942 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (77.5%), Hispanic / Latino (12.8%), Other / Multiracial (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods
Other neighborhoods inside Decatur
Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Brookmeade.
