Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally
University Place Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa
Tract 01125012002 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 1,241 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi
With a score of 5.2/10, tract 01125012002 in the University Place area of Tuscaloosa, AL reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Set annual rent against average income of $28,500 and the ratio lands at 69%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units734
Renter share78.6%
SVI overall0.42
Poverty rate59.6%
Median income$28,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
85
th percentile
High
Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
89
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region
Centroid at 33.1976, -87.5397 · click any tract to drill in
Why University Place scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
59.6% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,631 rent vs county FMR
9.3
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 University Place compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 42
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 14%Racial/ethnic minority
- 51%Housing & transportation
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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.4%Food insecurity
- 25.6%SNAP enrollment
- 19.4%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 27.0%Frequent mental distress
- 42.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in University Place
The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Average gross rent is $1,631, 55% above the Tuscaloosa average. Cost burden runs 60% here against 43.3% across Tuscaloosa County.
The poverty rate is 60%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. The voucher gap is 43.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. The severe-burden share is 32%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
On the high side, supply constraint reads 9.3/10. This is renter territory: 79% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Food insecurity runs 31.4% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 25.6% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 1.1 points above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.1.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 01125012002
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012002?
Census tract 01125012002 in the University Place neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 01125012002?
Median gross rent is $1,631/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012002?
59.6% of residents in tract 01125012002 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,241.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012002?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 42th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 1th, minority 14th, housing 51th.
Q5
Is tract 01125012002 considered part of University Place?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012002 fall within University Place (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 01125012002 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.0% 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. 14.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 01125012002 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Tract 01125012002 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Tuscaloosa at 3.8/10. 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.
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