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Cherry Dale Eviction Risk: Moderate , Tuscaloosa

Tract 01125012406 · Tuscaloosa County, AL · pop 2,443 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

In the Cherry Dale area of Tuscaloosa, census tract 01125012406 scores 4.9/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 37% of US census tracts.

About 84% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 62% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,155 a month while the average household earns $37,250 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 7% Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units1,110
Renter share45.6%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate18.5%
Median income$37,250

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Cherry Dale
Moderate
Within parent city
46 th percentile
Rank, 46th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 40 tracts In Tuscaloosa
Moderate
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 59 tracts In Tuscaloosa County
Elevated
Within state
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#438 of 1,436 tracts In Alabama
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Tuscaloosa and the region

Centroid at 33.1799, -87.5347 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cherry Dale scores 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
18.5% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$1,155 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Cherry Dale compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Cherry Dale risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.05.0This tracttract 012406Tuscaloosa: 2.82.8Tuscaloosaparent cityCounty: 4.34.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 4.14.1Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

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

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 Cherry Dale

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.1/10. 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 about the same as 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 23.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 01125012406

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 01125012406?

Census tract 01125012406 in the Cherry Dale neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 01125012406?

Median gross rent is $1,155/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 01125012406?

18.5% of residents in tract 01125012406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,443.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 01125012406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 81th, minority 89th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 01125012406 considered part of Cherry Dale?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 01125012406 fall within Cherry Dale (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 01125012406 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.7% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 01125012406 compare to Tuscaloosa overall?

Tract 01125012406 scores 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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