Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Gentilly Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Auburn

Tract 01081040606 · Lee County, AL · pop 3,020 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

For landlords sizing up the Gentilly Park neighborhood of Auburn, census tract 01081040606 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.1/10. On the national scale it ranks #47,281 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 53% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,043 a month against an average household income of $27,612 a year, roughly 45% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 23% Owners 30%

Tract context

Occupied units935

Renter share70.2%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate63.5%

Median income$27,612

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.5814, -85.5102 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gentilly Park scores 6.3

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

63.5% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,043 rent vs county FMR

3.9

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.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

54%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
45%Racial/ethnic minority
50%Housing & transportation

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.

20.2%Housing insecurity
15.7%Utility-shutoff threat
33.1%Food insecurity
26.5%SNAP enrollment
20.8%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
26.5%Frequent mental distress
40.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Gentilly Park

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 26th 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 20.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.7% 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 01081040606

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040606?

Census tract 01081040606 in the Gentilly Park neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01081040606?

Median gross rent is $1,043/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040606?

63.5% of residents in tract 01081040606 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,020.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040606?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 54th, household 1th, minority 45th, housing 50th.

Is tract 01081040606 considered part of Gentilly Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01081040606 fall within Gentilly Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01081040606 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.2% 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. 15.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040606 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040606 scores 6.3/10, 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.