Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Vann Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dothan
Tract 01069041200 ·
Houston County, AL · pop 2,296 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Vann neighborhood of Dothan is where census tract 01069041200 sits, home to 2,296 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #47,272 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $531 a month against an average household income of $20,984 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 76% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43%Stable renters 34%Owners 23%
Tract context
Occupied units1,019
Renter share76.3%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate53.4%
Median income$20,984
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Vann
Moderate
Within parent city
94th percentile
#2 of 19 tracts In Dothan
Very High
Within county
96th percentile
#2 of 26 tracts In Houston County
Very High
Within state
93th percentile
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dothan and the region
Centroid at 31.2153, -85.3928 · click any tract to drill in
Why Vann 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
53.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$531 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Vann compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
98%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
80%Racial/ethnic minority
94%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)
260Total filings over 9 yrs
4.18%Avg annual filing rate
6.3%Peak (2007)
22Filings in 2014 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2014
Filings climbed 57% 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.
33.3%Housing insecurity
28.7%Utility-shutoff threat
51.1%Food insecurity
53.5%SNAP enrollment
26.0%Transit barriers
18.5%No health insurance
23.3%Frequent mental distress
59.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Vann
What moves this score most is economic stress at $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 260 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 4.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.3% of renter households in 2007.
In CDC survey modeling, about 33.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 28.7% 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 01069041200
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01069041200?
Census tract 01069041200 in the Vann 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 01069041200?
Median gross rent is $531/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01069041200?
53.4% of residents in tract 01069041200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,296.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01069041200?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 91th, minority 80th, housing 94th.
Q5
Is tract 01069041200 considered part of Vann?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01069041200 fall within Vann (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01069041200?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 260 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01069041200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.18% of renter households, peaking at 6.3% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01069041200 struggle to pay rent?
About 33.3% 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. 28.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01069041200 compare to Dothan overall?
Tract 01069041200 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.