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Merrimack Mill Village Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntsville

Tract 01089002400 · Madison County, AL · pop 3,741 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 01089002400 runs through the Merrimack Mill Village Historic District neighborhood of Huntsville. With 3,741 residents, it scores 4.6/10 for landlords. It lands near the 27th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 40% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $799 a month while the average household earns $38,599 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 73% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 44% Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units2,217
Renter share72.7%
SVI overall0.95
Poverty rate25.9%
Median income$38,599

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 5 tracts In Merrimack Mill Village Historic District
Very Low
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#13 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 95 tracts In Madison County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#312 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.6876, -86.6144 · click any tract to drill in

Why Merrimack Mill Village Historic District scores 5.3

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
25.9% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$799 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Merrimack Mill Village Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Merrimack Mill Village Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.35.3This tracttract 002400Huntsville: 2.32.3Huntsvilleparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 95

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)

  • 1,223Total filings over 13 yrs
  • 7.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.2%Peak (2016)
  • 135Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010890024002001: 91 filings (7.11/100 renter HHs)2002: 66 filings (5.16/100 renter HHs)2005: 76 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)2007: 83 filings (6.40/100 renter HHs)2008: 102 filings (7.87/100 renter HHs)2009: 87 filings (6.71/100 renter HHs)2010: 74 filings (5.32/100 renter HHs)2011: 104 filings (8.06/100 renter HHs)2012: 95 filings (7.36/100 renter HHs)2013: 109 filings (8.45/100 renter HHs)2014: 78 filings (6.05/100 renter HHs)2015: 123 filings (9.53/100 renter HHs)2016: 135 filings (9.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 48% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Merrimack 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 Merrimack Mill Village Historic District

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 6.5/10. 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 Huntsville 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 Madison County average of 4.3 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01089002400

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089002400?

Census tract 01089002400 in the Merrimack Mill Village Historic District neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 01089002400?

Median gross rent is $799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089002400?

25.9% of residents in tract 01089002400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,741.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089002400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 95th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 94th, minority 74th, housing 92th.
Q5

Is tract 01089002400 considered part of Merrimack Mill Village Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089002400 fall within Merrimack Mill Village Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089002400?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,223 eviction filings across 13 validated years in tract 01089002400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.16% of renter households, peaking at 9.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01089002400 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.7% 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. 17.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01089002400 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089002400 scores 5.3/10, 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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