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South Gate Eviction Risk: Lower , Huntsville

Tract 01089002804 · Madison County, AL · pop 2,948 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

With a score of 3.8/10, tract 01089002804 in South Gate in Huntsville ranks in the Lower tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,948 residents. That is riskier than about 9% of US census tracts.

35% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 8% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $860 a month against an average household income of $98,504 a year, roughly 10% of income at the averages. About 10% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

2.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 3% Stable renters 6% Owners 91%

Tract context

Occupied units1,221

Renter share9.8%

SVI overall0.03

Poverty rate2.6%

Median income$98,504

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.6244, -86.5770 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Gate scores 2.6

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

2.6% poverty · this tract

1.0

Supply constraint

$860 rent vs county FMR

1.9

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 South Gate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 3

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

2%Socioeconomic
41%Household composition
4%Racial/ethnic minority
5%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Gate. 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.

5.8%Housing insecurity
3.8%Utility-shutoff threat
7.0%Food insecurity
4.0%SNAP enrollment
4.4%Transit barriers
5.2%No health insurance
12.7%Frequent mental distress
28.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in South Gate

The score leans hardest on 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 3rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 5.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 01089002804

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089002804?

Census tract 01089002804 in the South Gate neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 01089002804?

Median gross rent is $860/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089002804?

2.6% of residents in tract 01089002804 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,948.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089002804?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 3th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 2th, household 41th, minority 4th, housing 5th.

Is tract 01089002804 considered part of South Gate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089002804 fall within South Gate (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01089002804 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.8% 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. 3.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01089002804 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089002804 scores 2.6/10, 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.