Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Auburn Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01081040202 · Lee County, AL · pop 2,652 · 97% of tract blocks fall in Auburn

Auburn in Lee County anchors census tract 01081040202, which lands at 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #63,857 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 68% of renter households, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,132 monthly, set against $54,342 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 58% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 19% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,566

Renter share57.7%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate20.6%

Median income$54,342

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.6114, -85.4521 · click any tract to drill in

Why Auburn scores 5.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Auburn

4.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

20.6% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$1,132 rent vs county FMR

4.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Auburn

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

3.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Auburn

3.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Auburn

2.5

How Auburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

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

38%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
42%Racial/ethnic minority
16%Housing & transportation

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.

10.2%Housing insecurity
7.3%Utility-shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
7.9%Transit barriers
7.4%No health insurance
16.1%Frequent mental distress
29.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Auburn

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 Auburn 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 Lee County average of 4.4 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 28th 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 10.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.3% 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 01081040202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040202?

Census tract 01081040202 in Auburn scores 5.1/10 (Moderate 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 01081040202?

Median gross rent is $1,132/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 68% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040202?

20.6% of residents in tract 01081040202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,652.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 44th, minority 42th, housing 16th.

What share of households in tract 01081040202 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.2% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040202 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040202 scores 5.1/10, higher than the parent city of Auburn at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Auburn eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Auburn

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