Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
Forestdale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01073012001 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,682 · 24% of tract blocks fall in Forestdale
Eviction risk in Forestdale centers on tract 01073012001, which scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 3,682 residents. That is riskier than about 59% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $849 a month while the average household earns $62,600 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.9
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
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
44
th percentile
Moderate
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Forestdale and the region
Centroid at 33.5986, -86.8791 · click any tract to drill in
Why Forestdale scores 3.9
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
The score leans hardest on housing court bias at 7.6/10. 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 Forestdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 93 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.3% 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 01073012001
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012001?
Census tract 01073012001 in Forestdale scores 3.9/10 (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 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Forestdale at 2.6/10. 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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