Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Lakewood Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Homewood
Tract 01073010706 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 4,397 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
How risky is the Lakewood Hills area of Homewood for landlords? Census tract 01073010706 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 73rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,457 monthly, set against $72,324 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 25%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,912
Renter share59.4%
SVI overall0.63
Poverty rate13.4%
Median income$72,324
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Homewood and the region
Centroid at 33.4503, -86.8338 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lakewood Hills scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Homewood
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
13.4% poverty · this tract
3.4
Supply constraint
$1,457 rent vs county FMR
6.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Homewood
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Homewood
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Homewood
5.6
How Lakewood Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 63
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 49%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 83%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)
- 896Total filings over 11 yrs
- 5.67%Avg annual filing rate
- 14.5%Peak (2006)
- 86Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 54% over the past 11 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Lakewood Hills. 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.
- 12.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 10.3%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 8.1%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lakewood Hills
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Homewood eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jefferson County average of 5.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 896 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 14.5% of renter households in 2006.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073010706
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073010706?
Census tract 01073010706 in the Lakewood Hills neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 01073010706?
Median gross rent is $1,457/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073010706?
13.4% of residents in tract 01073010706 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,397.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073010706?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 63th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 49th, household 37th, minority 67th, housing 83th.
Q5
Is tract 01073010706 considered part of Lakewood Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073010706 fall within Lakewood Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073010706?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 896 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073010706 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.67% of renter households, peaking at 14.5% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01073010706 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01073010706 compare to Homewood overall?
Tract 01073010706 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Homewood at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Homewood eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Homewood
Top eight tracts in Homewood ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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3.8
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3.2
/ 10 · Low
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3.1
/ 10 · Low
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2.1
/ 10 · Low
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1.5
/ 10 · Very Low
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