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Gentilly Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Auburn

Tract 01081040603 · Lee County, AL · pop 1,410 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Eviction risk in Gentilly Park in Auburn centers on tract 01081040603, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,410 residents. That is riskier than about 40% of US census tracts.

49% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $1,011 a month. About 33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 17% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units549
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.57
Poverty rate52.8%

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Gentilly Park
Moderate
Within parent city
74 th percentile
Rank, 74th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 24 tracts In Auburn
Elevated
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#7 of 48 tracts In Lee County
High
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#45 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.5985, -85.5163 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gentilly Park scores 6.1

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
52.8% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,011 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Gentilly Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gentilly Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.16.1This tracttract 040603Auburn: 2.52.5Auburnparent cityCounty: 4.64.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 57

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Gentilly Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gentilly Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $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 above the Lee County average of 4.4 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 26.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 57th 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 01081040603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040603?

Census tract 01081040603 in the Gentilly Park neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01081040603?

Median gross rent is $1,011/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040603?

52.8% of residents in tract 01081040603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,410.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 57th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 42th, minority 76th, housing 27th.
Q5

Is tract 01081040603 considered part of Gentilly Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01081040603 fall within Gentilly Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 01081040603 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.7% 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. 21.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01081040603 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040603 scores 6.1/10, 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.

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