1 census tracts · pop 3,288 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Highland Lakes maps to a single census tract in Tuscaloosa, AL, population 3,288. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
At $600 a month, rents sit 43% under what the rest of Tuscaloosa commands. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1/10.
43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, higher than the Tuscaloosa rate of 33.5%. Court records for this tract carry 8 eviction filings. On the softer side is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10.
SNAP participation is 6.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2013, when filings touched 1.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 2.7% in 2016 against a 1.1% peak. Among the 24 mapped neighborhoods of Tuscaloosa, it ranks #24 by risk, the lower third.
Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Deven Dale and Jerusalem Heights score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $95,942, annual rent is only 8%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 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
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Highland Lakes vs TuscaloosaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority14%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Highland Lakes
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
8Total filings (sum)
1.44%Avg annual filing rate
1.1%Peak year (2013)
2.67%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Highland Lakes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.9%Food insecurity
6.4%SNAP enrollment
7.8%No health insurance
32.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Highland Lakes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Highland Lakes?
Highland Lakes scores 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 Highland Lakes compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Highland Lakes scores 0.8 points lower than Tuscaloosa overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $600 vs $1,055.
Q3
What is the average rent in Highland Lakes?
Average gross rent in Highland Lakes is $600/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Highland Lakes residents are renters?
19% of Highland Lakes households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Tuscaloosa). The neighborhood has 3,288 residents.
Q5
Is Highland Lakes a high social-vulnerability area?
Highland Lakes sits in the 14th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Highland Lakes for landlords?
Highland Lakes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Highland Lakes?
Highland Lakes has 3,391 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (87.3%), Hispanic / Latino (9.8%), Other / Multiracial (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
