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Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Historic Downtown Northport Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01125010404 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 2,432 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 4.7/10, tract 01125010404 in the Historic Downtown Northport area of Northport ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,432 residents. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $953 monthly, set against $67,741 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 48% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,053
Renter share69.3%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$67,741

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Historic Downtown Northport
Very High
Within parent city
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 8 tracts In Northport
High
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Moderate
Within state
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#776 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Northport and the region

Centroid at 33.2199, -87.5825 · click any tract to drill in

Why Historic Downtown Northport scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Northport
4.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Northport
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Northport
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Northport
5.2

How Historic Downtown Northport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Historic Downtown Northport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.04.0This tracttract 010404Northport: 2.32.3Northportparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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)

  • 108Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 2.93%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.4%Peak (2013)
  • 17Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250104042001: 17 filings (2.54/100 renter HHs)2002: 12 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2003: 22 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2013: 25 filings (4.36/100 renter HHs)2014: 15 filings (2.61/100 renter HHs)2016: 17 filings (3.01/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Historic Downtown Northport. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Historic Downtown Northport

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Northport eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

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

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 70th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 108 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 2.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.4% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125010404

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010404?

Census tract 01125010404 in the Historic Downtown Northport neighborhood scores 4/10 (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 01125010404?

Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010404?

18.5% of residents in tract 01125010404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,432.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 30th, minority 77th, housing 77th.
Q5

Is tract 01125010404 considered part of Historic Downtown Northport?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125010404 fall within Historic Downtown Northport (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125010404?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 108 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125010404 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.93% of renter households, peaking at 4.4% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01125010404 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.9% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01125010404 compare to Northport overall?

Tract 01125010404 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Northport at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Northport eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Northport

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

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