Tract 01089010626 ·
Madison County, AL · pop 3,331 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
With a score of 4.2/10, tract 01089010626 in the Chaney's Cove area of Huntsville, AL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,331. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%Stable renters 34%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,760
Renter share61.0%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate12.0%
Median income$62,056
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100th percentile
#1 of 3 tracts In Chaney's Cove
Very High
Within parent city
68th percentile
#23 of 70 tracts In Huntsville
Elevated
Within county
70th percentile
#29 of 95 tracts In Madison County
Elevated
Within state
62th percentile
#544 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Huntsville and the region
Centroid at 34.7695, -86.6690 · click any tract to drill in
Why Chaney's Cove scores 4.2
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
12.0% poverty · this tract
3.0
Supply constraint
$1,382 rent vs county FMR
6.1
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 Chaney's Cove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
23%Socioeconomic
4%Household composition
54%Racial/ethnic minority
75%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Chaney's Cove. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.1%Housing insecurity
8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
10.8%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
7.8%No health insurance
16.3%Frequent mental distress
30.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Chaney's Cove
Severe burden reaches 25%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. On the softer side, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Average gross rent is $1,382, 18% above the Huntsville average.
Running cool, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10. 44% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the Madison County average of 39.4%.
On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 3.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Madison County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $62,056.
61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 01089010626
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089010626?
Census tract 01089010626 in the Chaney's Cove neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 01089010626?
Median gross rent is $1,382/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01089010626?
12.0% of residents in tract 01089010626 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,331.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01089010626?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 4th, minority 54th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 01089010626 considered part of Chaney's Cove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089010626 fall within Chaney's Cove (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 01089010626 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.1% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01089010626 compare to Huntsville overall?
Tract 01089010626 scores 4.2/10, higher 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
Highest-risk tracts in Huntsville
Top eight tracts in Huntsville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.