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

Parkwood Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Bessemer

Tract 01073014209 · Jefferson County, AL · pop 4,654 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 3/10, tract 01073014209 in the Parkwood Hills area of Bessemer, AL reads lower for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 4,654 residents. The severe-burden share is 55%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

Lower

Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 3% Owners 94%

Tract context

Occupied units1,761

Renter share5.6%

SVI overall0.29

Poverty rate9.3%

Median income$128,248

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Bessemer and the region

Centroid at 33.3438, -86.9172 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkwood Hills scores 3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Bessemer

6.1

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

5.7

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

9.3% poverty · this tract

2.3

Supply constraint

tract rent vs county FMR

5.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Bessemer

7.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.3

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Bessemer

8.7

Housing court bias

Inherited from Bessemer

8.2

How Parkwood Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 29

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

26%Socioeconomic
66%Household composition
59%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
6.8%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
6.8%Transit barriers
7.1%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkwood Hills

The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.3/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

Against Jefferson County at 46.3%, 55% of renters here are cost-burdened. It sits 1.3 points below the Jefferson County average of 4.3.

SNAP participation runs 7.4% against 15.2% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 20th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. At 6% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.6/10. Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 0.9 points cooler.

Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 01073014209

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01073014209?

Census tract 01073014209 in the Parkwood Hills 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 poverty rate in tract 01073014209?

9.3% of residents in tract 01073014209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,654.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01073014209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 29th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 66th, minority 59th, housing 15th.

Is tract 01073014209 considered part of Parkwood Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01073014209 fall within Parkwood Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01073014209 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01073014209 compare to Bessemer overall?

Tract 01073014209 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Bessemer at 4.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Bessemer eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Bessemer

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