Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Rambling Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Huntsville

Tract 01089011202 · Madison County, AL · pop 5,547 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

With a score of 4.2/10, tract 01089011202 in the Rambling Oaks area of Huntsville, AL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,547. 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 18% Stable renters 43% Owners 39%

Tract context

Occupied units2,689

Renter share61.5%

SVI overall0.26

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$77,443

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.6595, -86.7418 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rambling Oaks 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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.9

Supply constraint

$1,170 rent vs county FMR

4.4

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 Rambling Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 26

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

29%Socioeconomic
14%Household composition
63%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation

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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.0%Food insecurity
8.8%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
7.3%No health insurance
15.9%Frequent mental distress
27.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rambling Oaks

Severe burden reaches 23%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Cost burden runs 30% here against 39.4% across Madison County. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10.

On the softer side, tenant-organizing strength reads 2.5/10. Nationally it ranks #45,786 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.3/10. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. It tracks the Madison County average of 3.7 closely.

Average gross rent is $1,170, close to the Huntsville average. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $77,443. 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 01089011202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01089011202?

Census tract 01089011202 in the Rambling Oaks 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01089011202?

Median gross rent is $1,170/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01089011202?

15.4% of residents in tract 01089011202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,547.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01089011202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 14th, minority 63th, housing 33th.

Is tract 01089011202 considered part of Rambling Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01089011202 fall within Rambling Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01089011202 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01089011202 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01089011202 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.

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