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Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Jerusalem Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012304 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 3,558 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 01125012304 covers Jerusalem Heights in Tuscaloosa, home to 3,558 residents. For landlords it grades 5.4/10, a moderate reading. On the national scale it ranks #37,890 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $953 monthly, set against $35,788 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 86% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 51% Stable renters 34% Owners 15%
Tract context
Occupied units1,884
Renter share85.5%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate37.6%
Median income$35,788

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Jerusalem Heights
Very High
Within parent city
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
High
Within state
93 th percentile
Rank, 93rd percentileLowHigh
#96 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1602, -87.5133 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jerusalem Heights scores 5.9

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
37.6% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$953 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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 Jerusalem Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Jerusalem Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 012304Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 76

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)

  • 383Total filings over 6 yrs
  • 5.45%Avg annual filing rate
  • 9.6%Peak (2013)
  • 87Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 011250123042001: 23 filings (2.09/100 renter HHs)2002: 40 filings (3.64/100 renter HHs)2003: 37 filings (3.36/100 renter HHs)2013: 108 filings (9.62/100 renter HHs)2014: 88 filings (7.84/100 renter HHs)2016: 87 filings (6.14/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 278% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Jerusalem Heights. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jerusalem Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.4/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.7 and above the Alabama statewide average of 4.5. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 383 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 5.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.6% of renter households in 2013.

In CDC survey modeling, about 27.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.0% 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 01125012304

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012304?

Census tract 01125012304 in the Jerusalem Heights neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 01125012304?

Median gross rent is $953/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012304?

37.6% of residents in tract 01125012304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,558.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012304?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 39th, minority 83th, housing 78th.
Q5

Is tract 01125012304 considered part of Jerusalem Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012304 fall within Jerusalem Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125012304?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 383 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125012304 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.45% of renter households, peaking at 9.6% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 01125012304 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.6% 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. 21.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 01125012304 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012304 scores 5.9/10, 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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