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Neighborhood · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Brookmeade Eviction Risk: Lower , Decatur

Tract 01103000300 · Morgan County, AL · pop 3,428 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 01103000300, home to 3,428 residents in the Brookmeade neighborhood of Decatur, scores 3.3/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 4% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 21% of renter households, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $785 monthly, set against $56,528 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 29% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,559
Renter share36.9%
SVI overall0.49
Poverty rate7.8%
Median income$56,528

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Brookmeade
Very High
Within parent city
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 17 tracts In Decatur
Low
Within county
47 th percentile
Rank, 47th percentileLowHigh
#17 of 31 tracts In Morgan County
Moderate
Within state
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#987 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Decatur and the region

Centroid at 34.5713, -86.9706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Brookmeade scores 3.4

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
7.8% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$785 rent vs county FMR
3.5
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 000300Decatur: 2.52.5Decaturparent cityCounty: 3.63.6Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 49

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)

  • 221Total filings over 12 yrs
  • 3.25%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.4%Peak (2014)
  • 20Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011030003002001: 10 filings (1.94/100 renter HHs)2002: 7 filings (1.36/100 renter HHs)2006: 18 filings (2.60/100 renter HHs)2007: 13 filings (1.88/100 renter HHs)2008: 31 filings (4.47/100 renter HHs)2010: 18 filings (3.35/100 renter HHs)2011: 17 filings (3.29/100 renter HHs)2012: 11 filings (2.13/100 renter HHs)2013: 18 filings (3.49/100 renter HHs)2014: 33 filings (6.40/100 renter HHs)2015: 25 filings (4.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 20 filings (3.28/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 12 months.
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 heaviest input here is supply constraint at 3.5/10. 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 below the Morgan County average of 4.1 and below the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 221 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 3.3% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.4% of renter households in 2014.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.6% 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 01103000300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103000300?

Census tract 01103000300 in the Brookmeade neighborhood scores 3.4/10 (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 01103000300?

Median gross rent is $785/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103000300?

7.8% of residents in tract 01103000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,428.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103000300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 89th, minority 36th, housing 24th.
Q5

Is tract 01103000300 considered part of Brookmeade?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01103000300 fall within Brookmeade (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103000300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 221 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01103000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.25% of renter households, peaking at 6.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01103000300 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.9% 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. 7.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01103000300 compare to Decatur overall?

Tract 01103000300 scores 3.4/10, higher than 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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