Neighborhood · Ranked #39,308 of 84,120 nationally

Pickwood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Auburn

Tract 01081040903 · Lee County, AL · pop 1,731 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

01081040903 is a census tract in the Pickwood area of Auburn, AL. It scores 4.6/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,731. Cost burden runs 33% here against 46.8% across Lee County.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 51% Owners 24%

Tract context

Occupied units981

Renter share75.6%

SVI overall0.52

Poverty rate22.8%

Median income$42,834

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Auburn and the region

Centroid at 32.6130, -85.4809 · click any tract to drill in

Why Pickwood scores 4.6

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

22.8% poverty · this tract

5.7

Supply constraint

$851 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Pickwood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 52

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

36%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
74%Racial/ethnic minority
98%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Pickwood. 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.

13.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
20.1%Frequent mental distress
28.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Pickwood

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 23%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. This is renter territory: 76% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $851, 22% below the Auburn average. The poverty rate is 23%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the softer side, supply constraint reads 2.3/10. Against the Lee County average of 3.9, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.7 points. Nationally it ranks #39,308 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 5.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $42,834.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01081040903

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081040903?

Census tract 01081040903 in the Pickwood neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 01081040903?

Median gross rent is $851/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01081040903?

22.8% of residents in tract 01081040903 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,731.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01081040903?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 3th, minority 74th, housing 98th.

Is tract 01081040903 considered part of Pickwood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01081040903 fall within Pickwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01081040903 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.2% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01081040903 compare to Auburn overall?

Tract 01081040903 scores 4.6/10, higher than the parent city of Auburn at 3.4/10. 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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