Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #52,479 of 84,120 nationally
Forestdale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01073012001 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,682 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Forestdale
With a score of 3.8/10, tract 01073012001 in Forestdale, AL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,682 residents. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,692
Renter share29.3%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate10.4%
Median income$62,600
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
44
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
53
th percentile
Moderate
National
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forestdale and the region
Centroid at 33.5986, -86.8791 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forestdale scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Forestdale
6.1
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
10.4% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$849 rent vs county FMR
1.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forestdale
7.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forestdale
6.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forestdale
7.6
How Forestdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 58%Socioeconomic
- 26%Household composition
- 71%Racial/ethnic minority
- 92%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)
- 93Total filings over 11 yrs
- 3.16%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.3%Peak (2006)
- 9Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 350% over the past 11 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.
- 16.0%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 21.5%Food insecurity
- 15.2%SNAP enrollment
- 10.4%Transit barriers
- 9.4%No health insurance
- 15.9%Frequent mental distress
- 37.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Forestdale
Average gross rent is $849, 29% below the Forestdale average. Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.7/10.
Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. 12% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 filings here across 11 tracked years. Filings peaked in 2006 at 9.3% of renter households.
In a typical year about 3.2% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #52,479 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.3/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $62,600, annual rent is just 16%.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured. 44% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 01073012001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012001?
Census tract 01073012001 in Forestdale scores 3.8/10 (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 01073012001?
Median gross rent is $849/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012001?
10.4% of residents in tract 01073012001 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,682.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012001?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 58th, household 26th, minority 71th, housing 92th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01073012001?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 93 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01073012001 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.16% of renter households, peaking at 9.3% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01073012001 struggle to pay rent?
About 16.0% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01073012001 compare to Forestdale overall?
Tract 01073012001 scores 3.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Forestdale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forestdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Forestdale
Top eight tracts in Forestdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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