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Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Griffin Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dothan

Tract 01069040302 · Houston County, AL · pop 4,013 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Census tract 01069040302 runs through the Griffin Heights area of Dothan. With 4,013 residents, it scores 4.7/10 for landlords. It lands near the 30th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $928 a month against an average household income of $47,964 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 30% Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,595
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$47,964

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Griffin Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 19 tracts In Dothan
Elevated
Within county
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 26 tracts In Houston County
High
Within state
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#239 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.2755, -85.4348 · click any tract to drill in

Why Griffin Heights scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Dothan
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$928 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dothan
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dothan
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dothan
2.5

How Griffin Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Griffin Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 040302Dothan: 2.52.5Dothanparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 93

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)

  • 254Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 4.34%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.8%Peak (2009)
  • 31Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010690403022001: 14 filings (2.49/100 renter HHs)2002: 6 filings (1.07/100 renter HHs)2006: 19 filings (3.02/100 renter HHs)2007: 42 filings (6.68/100 renter HHs)2008: 37 filings (5.89/100 renter HHs)2009: 49 filings (7.80/100 renter HHs)2010: 30 filings (4.20/100 renter HHs)2013: 26 filings (3.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 31 filings (4.32/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 121% over the past 9 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 Griffin Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 7.2/10. 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 Dothan 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 Houston County average of 4.5 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 93rd 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 254 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 4.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.8% of renter households in 2009.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01069040302

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069040302?

Census tract 01069040302 in the Griffin Heights neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 01069040302?

Median gross rent is $928/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069040302?

28.7% of residents in tract 01069040302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,013.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069040302?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 96th, minority 71th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 01069040302 considered part of Griffin Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069040302 fall within Griffin Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069040302?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 254 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069040302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.34% of renter households, peaking at 7.8% in 2009. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01069040302 struggle to pay rent?

About 22.1% 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. 16.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01069040302 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069040302 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Dothan at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dothan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dothan

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

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