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Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally

Brookmeade Eviction Risk: Lower , Decatur

Tract 01103000200 · Morgan County, AL · pop 3,645 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 01103000200 (the Brookmeade neighborhood of Decatur, Alabama) comes in at 4.1/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 15% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,569 a month while the average household earns $88,196 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 6% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 4% Owners 94%
Tract context
Occupied units1,486
Renter share6.3%
SVI overall0.02
Poverty rate2.3%
Median income$88,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Brookmeade
Very Low
Within parent city
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#15 of 17 tracts In Decatur
Very Low
Within county
10 th percentile
Rank, 10th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 31 tracts In Morgan County
Very Low
Within state
13 th percentile
Rank, 13th percentileLowHigh
#1,252 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 34.5780, -86.9406 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brookmeade scores 2.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Decatur
3.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
2.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,569 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
2.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
2.5

How Brookmeade compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Brookmeade risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.52.5This tracttract 000200Decatur: 2.52.5Decaturparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 2

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)

  • 50Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 2.75%Avg annual filing rate
  • 4.0%Peak (2006)
  • 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011030002002001: 0 filings (0.00/100 renter HHs)2002: 3 filings (2.44/100 renter HHs)2006: 8 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2007: 5 filings (2.51/100 renter HHs)2008: 8 filings (4.01/100 renter HHs)2010: 5 filings (3.50/100 renter HHs)2011: 3 filings (1.81/100 renter HHs)2012: 2 filings (1.20/100 renter HHs)2013: 6 filings (3.61/100 renter HHs)2014: 3 filings (1.81/100 renter HHs)2015: 3 filings (1.81/100 renter HHs)2016: 4 filings (3.57/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Brookmeade. 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 Brookmeade

The score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Morgan County average of 4.1 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 50 eviction filings here over 11 tracked years, with about 2.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2006.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 2nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 01103000200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103000200?

Census tract 01103000200 in the Brookmeade neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 01103000200?

Median gross rent is $1,569/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103000200?

2.3% of residents in tract 01103000200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,645.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103000200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 2th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 17th, minority 18th, housing 2th.
Q5

Is tract 01103000200 considered part of Brookmeade?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01103000200 fall within Brookmeade (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103000200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 50 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 01103000200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.75% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2006. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01103000200 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.1% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01103000200 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 01103000200 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Decatur at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Decatur

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

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