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Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Dallas Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntsville

Tract 01089001000 · Madison County, AL · pop 2,878 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

The Dallas Mill Village Historic District neighborhood of Huntsville anchors census tract 01089001000, which lands at 3.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #78,439 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

22% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $980 monthly, set against $69,844 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 44% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 34% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,734
Renter share43.6%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate7.6%
Median income$69,844

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Dallas Mill Village Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
49 th percentile
Rank, 49th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
Moderate
Within county
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#36 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Elevated
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#987 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.7422, -86.5731 · click any tract to drill in

Why Dallas Mill Village Historic District scores 3.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Huntsville
3.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.6
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
7.6% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$980 rent vs county FMR
2.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Huntsville
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Huntsville
2.5

How Dallas Mill Village Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Dallas Mill Village Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.43.4This tracttract 001000Huntsville: 2.32.3Huntsvilleparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 217Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 2.03%Avg annual filing rate
  • 3.0%Peak (2001)
  • 13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010890010002001: 24 filings (3.04/100 renter HHs)2002: 22 filings (2.79/100 renter HHs)2005: 21 filings (2.21/100 renter HHs)2007: 17 filings (1.79/100 renter HHs)2008: 11 filings (1.16/100 renter HHs)2009: 10 filings (1.05/100 renter HHs)2010: 22 filings (2.88/100 renter HHs)2011: 20 filings (2.52/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (1.38/100 renter HHs)2013: 16 filings (2.01/100 renter HHs)2014: 12 filings (1.51/100 renter HHs)2015: 18 filings (2.26/100 renter HHs)2016: 13 filings (1.78/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 46% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Dallas Mill Village Historic District. 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 Dallas Mill Village Historic District

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 Huntsville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Madison County average of 4.3 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 217 eviction filings here over 13 tracked years, with about 2.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.0% of renter households in 2001.

For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.

Frequently asked

About tract 01089001000

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089001000?

Census tract 01089001000 in the Dallas Mill Village Historic District neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 01089001000?

Median gross rent is $980/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 22% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089001000?

7.6% of residents in tract 01089001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,878.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 21th, household 12th, minority 24th, housing 17th.
Q5

Is tract 01089001000 considered part of Dallas Mill Village Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089001000 fall within Dallas Mill Village Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089001000?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 217 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 01089001000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.03% of renter households, peaking at 3.0% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01089001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.0% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01089001000 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089001000 scores 3.4/10, higher than the parent city of Huntsville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Huntsville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntsville

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

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