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University Lane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012407 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 893 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Tract 01125012407 covers the University Lane neighborhood of Tuscaloosa in Alabama. Home to 893 residents, it scores 5.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $665 monthly, set against $19,554 in average yearly household income, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 98% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 56% Stable renters 42% Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units584
Renter share98.1%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate42.7%
Median income$19,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Lane
Moderate
Within parent city
62 th percentile
Rank, 62nd percentileLowHigh
#16 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Elevated
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#202 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1787, -87.5508 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Lane scores 5.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
42.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$665 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
2.5

How University Lane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
University Lane risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.65.6This tracttract 012407Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Lane

The score leans hardest on economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Tuscaloosa eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 35.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01125012407

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012407?

Census tract 01125012407 in the University Lane neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01125012407?

Median gross rent is $665/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012407?

42.7% of residents in tract 01125012407 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 893.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012407?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 98th, minority 92th, housing 74th.
Q5

Is tract 01125012407 considered part of University Lane?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012407 fall within University Lane (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 01125012407 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 29.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01125012407 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012407 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tuscaloosa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tuscaloosa

Top eight tracts in Tuscaloosa ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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