1 census tracts · pop 2,858 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.3/10
· range 5.3–5.3
Norris Circle is a one-tract neighborhood of Cottondale, AL, population 2,858. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 40% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The dominant input is rent-regulation exposure at 9.5/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 9.2/10.
The poverty rate is 31%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Average gross rent is $727, 22% below the Cottondale average of $935.
The filing record is not thin: 66 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 6.8% of renter households.
Judgments average 2.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Only 21% 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. Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
44% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Norris Circle vs CottondaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority67%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Norris Circle
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
66Total filings (sum)
4.46%Avg annual filing rate
6.8%Peak year (2016)
6.80%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Norris Circle
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.8%Housing insecurity
12.5%Utility shutoff threat
25.2%Food insecurity
19.3%SNAP enrollment
13.1%No health insurance
41.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Norris Circle
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Norris Circle?
Norris Circle scores 5.3/10 (Moderate 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 Norris Circle compare to Cottondale overall?
Norris Circle scores 1.4 points higher than Cottondale overall (3.9/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 45% citywide. Average rent: $727 vs $935.
Q3
What is the average rent in Norris Circle?
Average gross rent in Norris Circle is $727/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Norris Circle residents are renters?
21% of Norris Circle households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Cottondale). The neighborhood has 2,858 residents.
Q5
Is Norris Circle a high social-vulnerability area?
Norris Circle sits in the 45th 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 Norris Circle for landlords?
Norris Circle carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.3/10). 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 Cottondale as a whole (3.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Norris Circle?
Norris Circle has 2,480 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.3%), Hispanic / Latino (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
