Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Indian Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Pelham
Tract 01117030315 ·
Shelby County, AL · pop 4,975 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
How risky is Indian Hills in Pelham for landlords? Census tract 01117030315 scores $1/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 40th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 56% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,263 a month against an average household income of $75,075 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 25% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 11%Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units2,079
Renter share25.4%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate12.6%
Median income$75,075
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Indian Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 5 tracts In Pelham
Very High
Within county
76th percentile
#14 of 55 tracts In Shelby County
High
Within state
20th percentile
#1,145 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Pelham and the region
Centroid at 33.3207, -86.7921 · click any tract to drill in
Why Indian Hills scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Pelham
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
12.6% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,263 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Pelham
6.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Pelham
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Pelham
5.5
How Indian Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
48%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
71%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)
109Total filings over 7 yrs
3.25%Avg annual filing rate
4.2%Peak (2012)
13Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2001 to 2016
Filings climbed 30% over the past 7 months.
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.
11.7%Housing insecurity
7.6%Utility-shutoff threat
14.4%Food insecurity
8.6%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
11.1%No health insurance
15.2%Frequent mental distress
28.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Indian Hills
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.9/10. 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 Pelham eviction risk, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 11.7% 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 109 eviction filings here over 7 tracked years, with about 3.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.2% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01117030315
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030315?
Census tract 01117030315 in the Indian Hills neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (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 01117030315?
Median gross rent is $1,263/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030315?
12.6% of residents in tract 01117030315 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,975.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030315?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 47th, minority 56th, housing 71th.
Q5
Is tract 01117030315 considered part of Indian Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01117030315 fall within Indian Hills (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01117030315?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 109 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 01117030315 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 3.25% of renter households, peaking at 4.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01117030315 struggle to pay rent?
About 11.7% 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 01117030315 compare to Pelham overall?
Tract 01117030315 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Pelham at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Pelham eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Pelham
Top eight tracts in Pelham ranked by composite eviction-risk score.