Census Tract · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Huntsville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 01103005703 · Morgan County, AL · pop 3,060 · 11% of tract blocks fall in Huntsville

Huntsville anchors census tract 01103005703, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 13% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

33% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $761 a month against an average household income of $81,899 a year, roughly 11% of income at the averages. Renters make up 16% of occupied homes.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%

Tract context

Occupied units1,197

Renter share16.4%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate17.6%

Median income$81,899

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Huntsville and the region

Centroid at 34.5267, -86.5695 · click any tract to drill in

Why Huntsville scores 4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Huntsville

3.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

Alabama legislature & governorship

1.8

Economic stress

17.6% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$761 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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 Huntsville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

68%Socioeconomic
8%Household composition
36%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

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.

11.9%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility-shutoff threat
17.1%Food insecurity
11.7%SNAP enrollment
8.7%Transit barriers
11.3%No health insurance
17.1%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Huntsville

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 4.4/10. 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 Huntsville 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 safer side for landlords.

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 7.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st 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 01103005703

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01103005703?

Census tract 01103005703 in Huntsville scores 4/10 (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 01103005703?

Median gross rent is $761/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01103005703?

17.6% of residents in tract 01103005703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,060.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01103005703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 8th, minority 36th, housing 17th.

What share of households in tract 01103005703 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. 7.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01103005703 compare to Huntsville overall?

Tract 01103005703 scores 4/10, higher than the parent city of Huntsville at 2.3/10. 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Huntsville

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