Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Smiths Station Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01081042005 · Lee County, AL · pop 4,424 · 21% of tract blocks fall in Smiths Station
The Moderate-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 01081042005 reflects conditions in Smiths Station in Lee County, Alabama. On the national scale it ranks #73,449 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 25% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a moderate level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $948 a month while the average household earns $72,182 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 23% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,543
Renter share22.7%
SVI overall0.44
Poverty rate10.5%
Median income$72,182
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Smiths Station and the region
Centroid at 32.5103, -85.1184 · click any tract to drill in
Why Smiths Station scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
10.5% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$948 rent vs county FMR
3.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Smiths Station
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Smiths Station
4.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Smiths Station
6.2
How Smiths Station compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 44
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 52%Socioeconomic
- 64%Household composition
- 42%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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.
- 13.9%Housing insecurity
- 9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 17.6%Food insecurity
- 12.3%SNAP enrollment
- 9.3%Transit barriers
- 9.6%No health insurance
- 18.4%Frequent mental distress
- 33.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Smiths Station
The heaviest input here is housing court bias at 6.2/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Smiths Station, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lee County average of 4.4 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 44th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 01081042005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01081042005?
Census tract 01081042005 in Smiths Station scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 01081042005?
Median gross rent is $948/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01081042005?
10.5% of residents in tract 01081042005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01081042005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 44th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 64th, minority 42th, housing 23th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01081042005 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.9% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01081042005 compare to Smiths Station overall?
Tract 01081042005 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Smiths Station at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Smiths Station; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Smiths Station
Top eight tracts in Smiths Station ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Related