Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #20,889 of 84,120 nationally
Somerville Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 01103005405 · Morgan County, AL · pop 5,284 · 23% of tract blocks fall in Somerville
Somerville in Morgan County is where census tract 01103005405 sits, home to 5,284 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 51% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
42% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 11% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $762 a month while the average household earns $52,633 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units2,035
Renter share33.7%
SVI overall0.51
Poverty rate34.3%
Median income$52,633
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
78
th percentile
High
National
75
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Somerville and the region
Centroid at 34.4806, -86.7692 · click any tract to drill in
Why Somerville scores 5.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Somerville
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
34.3% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$762 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Somerville
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Somerville
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Somerville
5.6
How Somerville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 51
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 72%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 3%Racial/ethnic minority
- 57%Housing & transportation
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)
- 94Total filings over 12 yrs
- 2.21%Avg annual filing rate
- 3.6%Peak (2001)
- 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 67% over the past 12 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 14.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.8%Food insecurity
- 18.6%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 11.9%No health insurance
- 19.2%Frequent mental distress
- 44.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Somerville
What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Somerville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Morgan County average of 4.1 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 94 eviction filings here over 12 tracked years, with about 2.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 3.6% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01103005405
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103005405?
Census tract 01103005405 in Somerville scores 5.3/10 (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 01103005405?
Median gross rent is $762/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01103005405?
34.3% of residents in tract 01103005405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,284.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01103005405?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 51th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 25th, minority 3th, housing 57th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01103005405?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 12 validated years in tract 01103005405 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 2.21% of renter households, peaking at 3.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01103005405 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.6% 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. 10.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01103005405 compare to Somerville overall?
Tract 01103005405 scores 5.3/10, higher than the parent city of Somerville at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Somerville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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