Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally

Cahaba Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Birmingham

Tract 01073012805 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 1,683 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 01073012805 belongs to the Cahaba Oaks area of Birmingham, Alabama. It is home to 1,683 residents and scores $1/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 34% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,473 monthly, set against $103,575 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.9

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 59% Owners 11%

Tract context

Occupied units1,339

Renter share88.6%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate14.9%

Median income$103,575

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Birmingham and the region

Centroid at 33.4464, -86.7210 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cahaba Oaks scores 3.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Birmingham

6.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

14.9% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$1,473 rent vs county FMR

6.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Birmingham

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Birmingham

5.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Birmingham

3.0

How Cahaba Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

15%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
14%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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
7.4%Utility-shutoff threat
13.7%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
8.1%Transit barriers
7.2%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
27.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cahaba Oaks

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.6/10. 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 Birmingham eviction risk, 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.4% 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 01073012805

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012805?

Census tract 01073012805 in the Cahaba Oaks neighborhood 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01073012805?

Median gross rent is $1,473/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012805?

14.9% of residents in tract 01073012805 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,683.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012805?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 15th, household 1th, minority 47th, housing 14th.

Is tract 01073012805 considered part of Cahaba Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073012805 fall within Cahaba Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01073012805 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073012805 compare to Birmingham overall?

Tract 01073012805 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of Birmingham at 2.9/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

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