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Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

West Haven Eviction Risk: Elevated , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125011800 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 2,988 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

How risky is the West Haven neighborhood of Tuscaloosa for landlords? Census tract 01125011800 scores 5.4/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #37,888 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 68% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $796 a month against an average household income of $25,920 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 17% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,231
Renter share54.1%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate39.9%
Median income$25,920

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In West Haven
Moderate
Within parent city
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Very High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1888, -87.5687 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Haven scores 6.1

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
39.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$796 rent vs county FMR
2.0
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 West Haven compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Haven risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 011800Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 152Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 4.31%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.2%Peak (2016)
  • 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250118002001: 25 filings (4.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 26 filings (4.25/100 renter HHs)2003: 17 filings (2.78/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (4.35/100 renter HHs)2014: 19 filings (3.18/100 renter HHs)2016: 39 filings (7.21/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 56% over the past 6 months.
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 West Haven

The heaviest input here is 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 36.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 94th 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 01125011800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125011800?

Census tract 01125011800 in the West Haven neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 01125011800?

Median gross rent is $796/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125011800?

39.9% of residents in tract 01125011800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,988.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125011800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 73th, minority 99th, housing 93th.
Q5

Is tract 01125011800 considered part of West Haven?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125011800 fall within West Haven (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125011800?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 152 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125011800 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.31% of renter households, peaking at 7.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01125011800 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.6% 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. 30.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01125011800 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125011800 scores 6.1/10, 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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