Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally

Crossgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Vestavia Hills

Tract 01073012920 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 3,923 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 01073012920 covers the Crossgate neighborhood of Vestavia Hills, home to 3,923 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. It lands near the 59th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,212 a month against an average household income of $61,907 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 18% Owners 66%

Tract context

Occupied units1,546

Renter share34.0%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$61,907

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Vestavia Hills and the region

Centroid at 33.4258, -86.8019 · click any tract to drill in

Why Crossgate scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Vestavia Hills

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.5

Supply constraint

$1,212 rent vs county FMR

4.6

Rent control risk

Inherited from Vestavia Hills

6.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Vestavia Hills

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Vestavia Hills

5.5

How Crossgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

48%Socioeconomic
62%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
25%Housing & transportation

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
6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.7%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
7.5%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
16.2%Frequent mental distress
31.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Crossgate

What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.2/10. 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 Vestavia Hills 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 riskier side for landlords.

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 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073012920

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073012920?

Census tract 01073012920 in the Crossgate 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01073012920?

Median gross rent is $1,212/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01073012920?

9.8% of residents in tract 01073012920 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,923.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073012920?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 62th, minority 32th, housing 25th.

Is tract 01073012920 considered part of Crossgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073012920 fall within Crossgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01073012920 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073012920 compare to Vestavia Hills overall?

Tract 01073012920 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Vestavia Hills at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Vestavia Hills eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Vestavia Hills

Top eight tracts in Vestavia Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.