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Neighborhood · Tuscaloosa, AL

Jerusalem Heights Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 9,257 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10 · range 3–5.2

Jerusalem Heights is a 2-tract neighborhood of Tuscaloosa, AL, population 9,257. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Tuscaloosa rate of 33.5%.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Scores across the 2 constituent tracts range from 3 to 5.2. A 2.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. The severe-burden share is 22%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Running cool is housing-court posture, at 2.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.8% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filings are well documented here: 613 across 2 observed tracts.

The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 24.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 9.6% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #23 of 24 neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa. For a like-for-like read, Woodland Terrace and Green Hills score within a fraction of it.

Average gross rent runs $1,019, close to the Tuscaloosa average.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.8 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Jerusalem Heights vs Tuscaloosa How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
49.3% +47%
Tuscaloosa: 33.5%
Average gross rent
$1,019 -3%
Tuscaloosa: $1,055
Average HH income
$54,990 +13%
Tuscaloosa: $48,536
Poverty rate
17.7% -26%
Tuscaloosa: 23.8%
Renter share
62.5% +9%
Tuscaloosa: 57.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jerusalem Heights and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–5.2

Why Jerusalem Heights scores 3.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.3–4.3 across tracts
4.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
49% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
63% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Economic stress
17.7% below poverty line · Range 1.3–9.4 across tracts
4.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.4–4.3 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Jerusalem Heights vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jerusalem Heights score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.8Jerusalem HeightsNeighborhood3.8Parent cityhost city3.7Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Jerusalem Heights

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01125012304 5.2 3,558 60% $953
01125012305 3 5,699 43% $1,061
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 56%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 35%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 80%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Jerusalem Heights

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 613Total filings (sum)
  • 4.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.6%Peak year (2014)
  • 4.31%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Jerusalem Heights

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Jerusalem Heights

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jerusalem Heights?

Jerusalem Heights scores 3.8/10 (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 Jerusalem Heights compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Jerusalem Heights scores 0.0 points higher than Tuscaloosa overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,019 vs $1,055.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jerusalem Heights?

Average gross rent in Jerusalem Heights is $1,019/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jerusalem Heights residents are renters?

63% of Jerusalem Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 57% in Tuscaloosa). The neighborhood has 9,257 residents.
Q5

Is Jerusalem Heights a high social-vulnerability area?

Jerusalem Heights sits in the 58th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Jerusalem Heights have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Jerusalem Heights is census tract 01125012304 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.2, a spread of 2.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Jerusalem Heights for landlords?

Jerusalem Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Jerusalem Heights?

Jerusalem Heights has 9,313 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (66.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (26%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Jerusalem Heights.

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