Neighborhood · Ranked #29,336 of 84,120 nationally

Parkside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012307 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 2,099 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 01125012307 sits in the Parkside area of Tuscaloosa eviction risk, AL, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. Cost burden runs 18% here against 43.3% across Tuscaloosa County.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 42% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units860

Renter share50.5%

SVI overall0.28

Poverty rate37.4%

Median income$51,142

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1725, -87.5006 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkside scores 5.2

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

37.4% poverty · this tract

9.4

Supply constraint

$1,115 rent vs county FMR

4.8

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 Parkside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 28

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

57%Socioeconomic
22%Household composition
70%Racial/ethnic minority
6%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.

19.6%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility-shutoff threat
26.0%Food insecurity
20.9%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
9.2%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkside

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 9.4/10. The poverty rate is 37%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 1.8/10. The severe-burden share is 16%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

It sits 1.1 points above the Tuscaloosa County average of 4.1. Food insecurity runs 26.0% against 17.8% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Nationally it ranks #29,336 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.6/10.

Statewide the AL average is 3.9, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 01125012307

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012307?

Census tract 01125012307 in the Parkside 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.

What is the average rent in tract 01125012307?

Median gross rent is $1,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012307?

37.4% of residents in tract 01125012307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,099.

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012307?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 22th, minority 70th, housing 6th.

Is tract 01125012307 considered part of Parkside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012307 fall within Parkside (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 01125012307 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.6% 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. 15.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 01125012307 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012307 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.

Sibling tracts

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