Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Helena Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 01117030317 · Shelby County, AL · pop 4,683
Census tract 01117030317 belongs to Helena, Alabama. It is home to 4,683 residents and scores 4.5/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 24th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,388 monthly, set against $104,185 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. Renters make up 9% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 3%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 91%
Tract context
Occupied units1,705
Renter share9.0%
SVI overall0.17
Poverty rate4.6%
Median income$104,185
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Helena and the region
Centroid at 33.2789, -86.8395 · click any tract to drill in
Why Helena scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Helena
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
4.6% poverty · this tract
1.1
Supply constraint
$1,388 rent vs county FMR
6.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Helena
9.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Helena
2.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Helena
6.0
How Helena compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 17
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 18%Socioeconomic
- 12%Household composition
- 35%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%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)
- 11Total filings over 4 yrs
- 1.54%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.7%Peak (2013)
- 4Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.4%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.9%Transit barriers
- 7.1%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 26.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Helena
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.3/10. 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 Helena 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 Shelby County average of 4.3 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 11 eviction filings here over 4 tracked years, with about 1.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.7% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% 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 01117030317
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01117030317?
Census tract 01117030317 in Helena scores 1.8/10 (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 01117030317?
Median gross rent is $1,388/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01117030317?
4.6% of residents in tract 01117030317 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,683.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01117030317?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 17th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 12th, minority 35th, housing 38th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01117030317?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 11 eviction filings across 4 validated years in tract 01117030317 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.54% of renter households, peaking at 1.7% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 01117030317 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01117030317 compare to Helena overall?
Tract 01117030317 scores 1.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Helena at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Helena eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Helena
Top eight tracts in Helena ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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