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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Fairlane Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dothan

Tract 01069041000 · Houston County, AL · pop 5,362 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 01069041000 runs through Fairlane in Dothan. With 5,362 residents, it scores $1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $844 monthly, set against $34,324 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 64% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 33% Owners 36%
Tract context
Occupied units2,026
Renter share63.9%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate32.5%
Median income$34,324

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Fairlane
Moderate
Within parent city
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 19 tracts In Dothan
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 26 tracts In Houston County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dothan and the region

Centroid at 31.2084, -85.3754 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairlane scores 5.9

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
32.5% poverty · this tract
8.1
Supply constraint
$844 rent vs county FMR
4.4
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 Fairlane compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairlane risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 041000Dothan: 2.52.5Dothanparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 542Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 7.30%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.1%Peak (2008)
  • 57Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2014
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010690410002001: 37 filings (4.64/100 renter HHs)2002: 39 filings (4.89/100 renter HHs)2006: 64 filings (8.47/100 renter HHs)2007: 68 filings (8.99/100 renter HHs)2008: 84 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)2009: 84 filings (11.11/100 renter HHs)2010: 45 filings (4.30/100 renter HHs)2013: 64 filings (6.45/100 renter HHs)2014: 57 filings (5.75/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 54% 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 Fairlane

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 8.1/10. 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 Dothan eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Houston County average of 4.5 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 542 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 7.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.1% of renter households in 2008.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.7% 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 01069041000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041000?

Census tract 01069041000 in the Fairlane neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 01069041000?

Median gross rent is $844/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041000?

32.5% of residents in tract 01069041000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,362.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 79th.
Q5

Is tract 01069041000 considered part of Fairlane?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069041000 fall within Fairlane (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069041000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 542 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069041000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.30% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01069041000 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.4% 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. 20.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01069041000 compare to Dothan overall?

Tract 01069041000 scores 5.9/10, 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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