Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally
Rainbow City Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01055010401 · Etowah County, AL · pop 4,505 · 81% of tract blocks fall in Rainbow City
Eviction risk in Rainbow City in Etowah County centers on tract 01055010401, which scores 4.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,505 residents. On the national scale it ranks #63,844 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $983 monthly, set against $52,593 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 63% 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 32%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 37%
Tract context
Occupied units1,453
Renter share62.9%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate14.4%
Median income$52,593
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
46
th percentile
Moderate
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rainbow City and the region
Centroid at 33.9635, -86.0419 · click any tract to drill in
Why Rainbow City scores 4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rainbow City
3.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
14.4% poverty · this tract
3.6
Supply constraint
$983 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rainbow City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rainbow City
2.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rainbow City
1.6
How Rainbow City compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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)
- 360Total filings over 16 yrs
- 4.42%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.2%Peak (2015)
- 22Filings in 2017 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 47% over the past 16 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 17.0%Housing insecurity
- 11.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.8%Food insecurity
- 19.2%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 12.9%No health insurance
- 20.0%Frequent mental distress
- 42.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Rainbow City
The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Rainbow City, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Etowah County average of 4.9 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 360 eviction filings here over 16 tracked years, with about 4.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2015.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01055010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01055010401?
Census tract 01055010401 in Rainbow City 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 01055010401?
Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01055010401?
14.4% of residents in tract 01055010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,505.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01055010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 82th, minority 43th, housing 79th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01055010401?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 360 eviction filings across 16 validated years in tract 01055010401 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.42% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01055010401 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.0% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01055010401 compare to Rainbow City overall?
Tract 01055010401 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Rainbow City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rainbow City; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rainbow City
Top eight tracts in Rainbow City ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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