Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Jerusalem Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Tuscaloosa
Tract 01125012305 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 5,699 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi
How risky is Jerusalem Heights in Tuscaloosa for landlords? Census tract 01125012305 scores 4.2/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #70,129 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 43% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,061 a month while the average household earns $66,979 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 48% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 52%
Tract context
Occupied units2,308
Renter share48.2%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate5.3%
Median income$66,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
21
th percentile
Low
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region
Centroid at 33.1507, -87.4957 · click any tract to drill in
Why Jerusalem Heights scores 3.5
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
5.3% poverty · this tract
1.3
Supply constraint
$1,061 rent vs county FMR
4.3
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 Jerusalem Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 46
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 33%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 44%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)
- 230Total filings over 6 yrs
- 4.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 6.2%Peak (2014)
- 39Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 95% 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.
- 18.0%Housing insecurity
- 12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 15.7%SNAP enrollment
- 11.3%Transit barriers
- 9.2%No health insurance
- 18.0%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Jerusalem Heights
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 4.3/10. 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 230 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 4.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.2% of renter households in 2014.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 01125012305
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012305?
Census tract 01125012305 in the Jerusalem Heights 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 01125012305?
Median gross rent is $1,061/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012305?
5.3% of residents in tract 01125012305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,699.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012305?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 33th, minority 78th, housing 44th.
Q5
Is tract 01125012305 considered part of Jerusalem Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012305 fall within Jerusalem Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 01125012305?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 230 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 01125012305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.57% of renter households, peaking at 6.2% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 01125012305 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 01125012305 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?
Tract 01125012305 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.
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