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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

South Crichton Eviction Risk: Moderate , Mobile

Tract 01097002700 · Mobile County, AL · pop 2,004 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the South Crichton neighborhood of Mobile, census tract 01097002700 scores 5.6/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 63% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 43% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $845 a month while the average household earns $17,788 a year, roughly 57% of income at the averages. Renters make up 71% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 28% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units983
Renter share70.8%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate54.7%
Median income$17,788

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In South Crichton
Very High
Within parent city
96 th percentile
Rank, 96th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 78 tracts In Mobile
Very High
Within county
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 135 tracts In Mobile County
Very High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mobile and the region

Centroid at 30.6950, -88.1141 · click any tract to drill in

Why South Crichton scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mobile
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
54.7% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$845 rent vs county FMR
2.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mobile
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mobile
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mobile
3.0

How South Crichton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
South Crichton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 002700Mobile: 2.82.8Mobileparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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)

  • 297Total filings over 10 yrs
  • 5.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 8.6%Peak (2013)
  • 24Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 010970027002001: 35 filings (6.14/100 renter HHs)2002: 22 filings (3.86/100 renter HHs)2006: 30 filings (4.67/100 renter HHs)2007: 37 filings (5.76/100 renter HHs)2008: 22 filings (3.43/100 renter HHs)2009: 33 filings (5.14/100 renter HHs)2013: 46 filings (8.60/100 renter HHs)2014: 21 filings (3.93/100 renter HHs)2015: 27 filings (5.05/100 renter HHs)2016: 24 filings (3.59/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 31% over the past 10 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within South Crichton. 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 South Crichton

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 Mobile eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Mobile County average of 4.9 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 297 eviction filings here over 10 tracked years, with about 5.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 8.6% of renter households in 2013.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th 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 01097002700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01097002700?

Census tract 01097002700 in the South Crichton neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 01097002700?

Median gross rent is $845/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01097002700?

54.7% of residents in tract 01097002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,004.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01097002700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 86th, minority 87th, housing 91th.
Q5

Is tract 01097002700 considered part of South Crichton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01097002700 fall within South Crichton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01097002700?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 297 eviction filings across 10 validated years in tract 01097002700 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.02% of renter households, peaking at 8.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01097002700 struggle to pay rent?

About 38.4% 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. 32.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01097002700 compare to Mobile overall?

Tract 01097002700 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Mobile at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mobile eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mobile

Top eight tracts in Mobile ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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