1 census tracts · pop 4,365 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.3/10
· range 3.3–3.3
Deven Dale maps to a single census tract in Tuscaloosa, AL and houses 4,365 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2/10. Severe burden reaches 13%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The filing record is not thin: 210 evictions logged in this tract.
On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. Cost burden runs 37% against 33.5% citywide, putting Deven Dale 3.9% over its own city. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 8.5% of renter households.
Among the 24 mapped neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa, it ranks #23 by risk, the lower third. Judgments average 3.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Highland Lakes and Jerusalem Heights. Average gross rent runs $1,059, close to the Tuscaloosa average. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $56,613.
43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Deven Dale vs TuscaloosaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport40%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Deven Dale
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
210Total filings (sum)
5.08%Avg annual filing rate
8.5%Peak year (2016)
8.50%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Deven Dale
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.0%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
10.3%SNAP enrollment
7.4%No health insurance
28.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Deven Dale
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Deven Dale?
Deven Dale scores 3.3/10 (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 Deven Dale compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Deven Dale scores 0.5 points lower than Tuscaloosa overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,059 vs $1,055.
Q3
What is the average rent in Deven Dale?
Average gross rent in Deven Dale is $1,059/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Deven Dale residents are renters?
43% of Deven Dale households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Tuscaloosa). The neighborhood has 4,365 residents.
Q5
Is Deven Dale a high social-vulnerability area?
Deven Dale sits in the 39th 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
How safe is Deven Dale for landlords?
Deven Dale carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.3/10). 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 Tuscaloosa as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Deven Dale?
Deven Dale has 4,154 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (72.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (20.6%), Hispanic / Latino (4.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
