2 census tracts · pop 5,094 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5.2–5.2
Buena Vista takes in 2 census tracts of Tuscaloosa, AL and houses 5,094 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 33%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 45% against 33.5% citywide, putting Buena Vista 11.4% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 34%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
68% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running hot is economic stress at 8.5/10. Food insecurity affects 33.9% of adults, 16.1 points above the national rate.
17.9% 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. Filings are well documented here: 478 across 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 16.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 7.9% in 2016, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $975, 8% below the Tuscaloosa average of $1,055.
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
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Buena Vista vs TuscaloosaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Buena Vista
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
478Total filings (sum)
7.85%Avg annual filing rate
16.2%Peak year (2014)
7.86%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Buena Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.9%Housing insecurity
17.9%Utility shutoff threat
33.9%Food insecurity
27.7%SNAP enrollment
12.4%No health insurance
40.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Buena Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buena Vista?
Buena Vista scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 Buena Vista compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Buena Vista scores 1.4 points higher than Tuscaloosa overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $975 vs $1,055.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buena Vista?
Average gross rent in Buena Vista is $975/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buena Vista residents are renters?
68% of Buena Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Tuscaloosa). The neighborhood has 5,094 residents.
Q5
Is Buena Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
Buena Vista sits in the 48th 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 Buena Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Buena Vista is census tract 01125012800 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.2 to 5.2, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Buena Vista for landlords?
Buena Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). 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 Tuscaloosa as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Buena Vista?
Buena Vista has 4,848 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (57.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (39.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
