Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally

Cahaba Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Birmingham

Tract 01073012804 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,123 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 01073012804 in the Cahaba Oaks area of Vestavia Hills, AL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Pulling hardest the other way is economic stress at 1/10.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 22% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units1,241

Renter share33.2%

SVI overall0.02

Poverty rate2.7%

Median income$101,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Birmingham and the region

Centroid at 33.4647, -86.7196 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cahaba Oaks scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Birmingham

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

2.7% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$1,460 rent vs county FMR

6.5

Rent control risk

Inherited from Birmingham

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Birmingham

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Birmingham

5.5

How Cahaba Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

5%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
6%Racial/ethnic minority
7%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cahaba Oaks. 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.

5.7%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
6.5%Food insecurity
3.5%SNAP enrollment
4.2%Transit barriers
5.0%No health insurance
13.7%Frequent mental distress
23.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cahaba Oaks

Cost burden runs 34% here against 46.3% across Jefferson County. On the softer side, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.7/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

It sits 1.3 points below the Jefferson County average of 4.3. The severe-burden share is 14%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Food insecurity runs 6.5% against 17.8% nationally. The voucher gap is 15.2%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 1.2/10. Against average income of $101,688, annual rent is just 17%.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073012804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012804?

Census tract 01073012804 in the Cahaba Oaks neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01073012804?

Median gross rent is $1,460/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012804?

2.7% of residents in tract 01073012804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,123.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 5th, household 10th, minority 6th, housing 7th.

Is tract 01073012804 considered part of Cahaba Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073012804 fall within Cahaba Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01073012804 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.7% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073012804 compare to Birmingham overall?

Tract 01073012804 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Birmingham at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Birmingham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

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