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Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Phenix City

Tract 01113030300 · Russell County, AL · pop 2,784 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Eviction risk in the Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District area of Phenix City centers on tract 01113030300, which scores 5.4/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 2,784 residents. On the national scale it ranks #37,883 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

64% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $765 a month while the average household earns $26,339 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. Renters make up 68% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 43% Stable renters 25% Owners 32%
Tract context
Occupied units1,367
Renter share67.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate40.0%
Median income$26,339

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District
Very High
Within parent city
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 14 tracts In Phenix City
Very High
Within county
94 th percentile
Rank, 94th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 18 tracts In Russell County
Very High
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#122 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Phenix City and the region

Centroid at 32.4829, -85.0071 · click any tract to drill in

Why Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Phenix City
5.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
40.0% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$765 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Phenix City
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Phenix City
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Phenix City
2.2

How Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 030300Phenix City: 2.22.2Phenix Cityparent cityCounty: 4.74.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 72

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)

  • 301Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 5.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.4%Peak (2002)
  • 26Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011130303002001: 31 filings (5.36/100 renter HHs)2002: 43 filings (7.44/100 renter HHs)2003: 32 filings (5.53/100 renter HHs)2005: 34 filings (5.11/100 renter HHs)2006: 43 filings (6.46/100 renter HHs)2007: 25 filings (3.76/100 renter HHs)2008: 40 filings (6.01/100 renter HHs)2009: 27 filings (4.06/100 renter HHs)2016: 26 filings (4.56/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 16% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District. 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 Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District

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

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Russell 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 301 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.4% of renter households in 2002.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01113030300

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01113030300?

Census tract 01113030300 in the Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 01113030300?

Median gross rent is $765/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01113030300?

40.0% of residents in tract 01113030300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,784.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01113030300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 66th, minority 61th, housing 12th.
Q5

Is tract 01113030300 considered part of Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01113030300 fall within Upper Twentieth Street Residential Historic District (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01113030300?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 301 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 01113030300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.37% of renter households, peaking at 7.4% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01113030300 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.2% 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. 17.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01113030300 compare to Phenix City overall?

Tract 01113030300 scores 5.8/10, higher than the parent city of Phenix City at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Phenix City eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Phenix City

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

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