Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Granite Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Auburn

Tract 01081040901 · Lee County, AL · pop 4,319 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

Census tract 01081040901 belongs to the Granite Hills neighborhood of Auburn, Alabama. It is home to 4,319 residents and scores 4.3/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 19th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $982 a month against an average household income of $65,163 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.5

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 22% Stable renters 15% Owners 63%

Tract context

Occupied units1,695

Renter share36.5%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate14.8%

Median income$65,163

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.6392, -85.4737 · click any tract to drill in

Why Granite Hills scores 4.5

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

14.8% poverty · this tract

3.7

Supply constraint

$982 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Granite Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

47%Socioeconomic
18%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
30%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.

8.9%Housing insecurity
6.1%Utility-shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
7.2%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
6.5%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Granite Hills

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.7/10. 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01081040901

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040901?

Census tract 01081040901 in the Granite Hills neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 01081040901?

Median gross rent is $982/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040901?

14.8% of residents in tract 01081040901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,319.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 18th, minority 38th, housing 30th.

Is tract 01081040901 considered part of Granite Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01081040901 fall within Granite Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01081040901 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.9% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040901 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040901 scores 4.5/10, 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

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