Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Willowbrook Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntsville
Tract 01089002722 ·
Madison County, AL · pop 2,942 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 01089002722 sits in the Willowbrook area of Huntsville eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3/10. It is home to 2,942 residents. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10%Stable renters 14%Owners 76%
Tract context
Occupied units1,273
Renter share23.3%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate6.7%
Median income$113,239
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Willowbrook
Very Low
Within parent city
28th percentile
#51 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
Low
Within county
12th percentile
#84 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Very Low
Within state
33th percentile
#968 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Huntsville and the region
Centroid at 34.6542, -86.5263 · click any tract to drill in
Why Willowbrook scores 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
6.7% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,290 rent vs county FMR
5.3
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 Willowbrook compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 14
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
27%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
20%Racial/ethnic minority
15%Housing & transportation
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)
53Total filings over 12 yrs
1.52%Avg annual filing rate
2.0%Peak (2002)
3Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2016
Filings dropped 25% over the past 13 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Willowbrook. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
5.6%Housing insecurity
3.7%Utility-shutoff threat
6.7%Food insecurity
3.9%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
5.3%No health insurance
12.4%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Willowbrook
Severe burden reaches 26%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool, economic stress reads 1.7/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10.
Food insecurity runs 6.7% against 17.8% nationally. Court records carry 53 eviction filings across 12 observed years.
Against the Madison County average of 3.7, this tract reads safer for landlords by 0.7 points. At $1,290 a month, rents run 10% over what the rest of Huntsville commands. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.7% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The worst year on record was 2002, when 2.0% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 1.5% of renter households face a filing.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Only 23% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01089002722
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089002722?
Census tract 01089002722 in the Willowbrook neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 01089002722?
Median gross rent is $1,290/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01089002722?
6.7% of residents in tract 01089002722 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,942.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01089002722?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 27th, household 22th, minority 20th, housing 15th.
Q5
Is tract 01089002722 considered part of Willowbrook?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089002722 fall within Willowbrook (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01089002722?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 53 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01089002722 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.52% of renter households, peaking at 2.0% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01089002722 struggle to pay rent?
About 5.6% 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. 3.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01089002722 compare to Huntsville overall?
Tract 01089002722 scores 3/10, lower than the parent city of Huntsville at 3.4/10. 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
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