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Census Tract · Ranked #56,048 of 84,120 nationally

Athens Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 01083020900 · Limestone County, AL · pop 4,293

Tract 01083020900 sits in Athens eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.6/10. Population here is 4,293. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty at 1.5/10.

Risk score
3.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 33% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,883
Renter share41.2%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate7.3%
Median income$78,397

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#10 of 12 tracts In Athens
Very Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 23 tracts In Limestone County
Low
Within state
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#741 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Moderate
National
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#56,048 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 34.7888, -86.9502 · click any tract to drill in

Why Athens scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Athens
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.3% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$807 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Athens
4.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Athens
7.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Athens
5.3

How Athens compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Athens risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.6This tracttract 0209003.7Athensparent city4.0Countyavg tract in county4.0Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 142Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 1.98%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.6%Peak (2012)
  • 14Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 01083020900
Filings climbed 367% over the past 11 months.
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Athens

Running cool, supply constraint reads 1.5/10. Against Limestone County at 30.1%, about one in five of renters here are cost-burdened. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

The severe-burden share is 13%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Court records carry 142 eviction filings across 11 observed years. SNAP participation runs 7.8% against 15.2% nationally.

Average gross rent is $807, 10% below the Athens average. The worst year on record was 2012, when 3.6% of renter households were served.

In a typical year about 2.0% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #56,048 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 4/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01083020900

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01083020900?

Census tract 01083020900 in Athens scores 3.6/10 (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 01083020900?

Median gross rent is $807/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01083020900?

7.3% of residents in tract 01083020900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,293.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01083020900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 43th, minority 38th, housing 29th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01083020900?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 142 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01083020900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.98% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 01083020900 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.8% 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. 6.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01083020900 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 01083020900 scores 3.6/10, right in line with the parent city of Athens at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Athens

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

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