Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #81,634 of 84,120 nationally
Brook Highland Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01117030221 · Shelby County, AL · pop 4,893 · 39% of tract blocks fall in Brook Highland
Eviction risk in Brook Highland centers on tract 01117030221, which scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 4,893 residents. It lands near the 37th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 51% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 39% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,472 a month while the average household earns $125,428 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units2,383
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.16
Poverty rate3.1%
Median income$125,428
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
1
th percentile
Very Low
National
3
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brook Highland and the region
Centroid at 33.4335, -86.6800 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brook Highland scores 1.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Brook Highland
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
3.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,472 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brook Highland
5.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brook Highland
9.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brook Highland
4.1
How Brook Highland compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 16
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 26%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 43%Racial/ethnic minority
- 8%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.
- 8.3%Housing insecurity
- 5.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.8%Food insecurity
- 5.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.8%Transit barriers
- 6.0%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brook Highland
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Brook Highland, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Shelby County average of 4.3 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 16th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.7% 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 01117030221
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030221?
Census tract 01117030221 in Brook Highland scores 1.2/10 (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 01117030221?
Median gross rent is $1,472/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030221?
3.1% of residents in tract 01117030221 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,893.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030221?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 16th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 38th, minority 43th, housing 8th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 01117030221 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.3% 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. 5.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 01117030221 compare to Brook Highland overall?
Tract 01117030221 scores 1.2/10, lower than the parent city of Brook Highland at 1.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brook Highland; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brook Highland
Top eight tracts in Brook Highland ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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