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Highland Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125010203 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 3,288 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 01125010203 covers the Highland Lakes area of Tuscaloosa in Alabama. Home to 3,288 residents, it scores 4.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 19% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $600 a month while the average household earns $95,942 a year, roughly 8% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 11% Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,432
Renter share19.4%
SVI overall0.14
Poverty rate11.7%
Median income$95,942

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Highland Lakes
Moderate
Within parent city
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Very Low
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#38 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Low
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#942 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.3232, -87.5660 · click any tract to drill in

Why Highland Lakes scores 3.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.3
State political climate
Alabama legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
11.7% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$600 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tuscaloosa
2.5

How Highland Lakes compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Highland Lakes risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.53.5This tracttract 010203Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 14

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)

  • 8Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 1.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 1.1%Peak (2013)
  • 2Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250102032001: 1 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2002: 1 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2003: 1 filings (1.46/100 renter HHs)2013: 2 filings (1.06/100 renter HHs)2014: 1 filings (0.53/100 renter HHs)2016: 2 filings (2.67/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 100% over the past 6 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Highland Lakes

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Tuscaloosa eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 and in line with the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 14th 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 8 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 1.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 1.1% of renter households in 2013.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125010203

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125010203?

Census tract 01125010203 in the Highland Lakes neighborhood scores 3.5/10 (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 01125010203?

Median gross rent is $600/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125010203?

11.7% of residents in tract 01125010203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,288.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125010203?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 14th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 43th, household 15th, minority 14th, housing 8th.
Q5

Is tract 01125010203 considered part of Highland Lakes?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125010203 fall within Highland Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125010203?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 8 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125010203 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.44% of renter households, peaking at 1.1% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01125010203 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01125010203 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125010203 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tuscaloosa eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Tuscaloosa

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

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