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Neighborhood · Mobile, AL

Georgia Avenue Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 6,787 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10 · range 3.6–5.2

Georgia Avenue is a black-white neighborhood in Mobile with 4 census tracts and a population of 6,787 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 47% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 14% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $771/month sits 28% lower than the Mobile citywide average ($1,068).

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Georgia Avenue vs Mobile How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.3% +43%
Mobile: 33.0%
Average gross rent
$771 -28%
Mobile: $1,068
Average HH income
$48,392 -5%
Mobile: $51,090
Poverty rate
17.6% -7%
Mobile: 18.9%
Renter share
54.9% +19%
Mobile: 46.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Georgia Avenue and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 3.6–5.2

Why Georgia Avenue scores 4.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 1.8–1.8 across tracts
1.8
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Rent control risk
47% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
55% renter households · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
17.6% below poverty line · Range 1.8–6.3 across tracts
4.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–3.5 across tracts
2.1
Risk score comparison

Georgia Avenue vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Georgia Avenue score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Georgia Avenue: 4.74.7Georgia AvenueNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.42.4Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Georgia Avenue?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.6 points from 3.6 to 5.2. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Georgia Avenue

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
01097001100 5.2 2,510 52% $666
01097000200 5.2 1,238 35% $614
01097001001 4.5 1,460 37% $911
01097001002 3.6 1,579 59% $931
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 60%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 78%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Georgia Avenue

Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,034Total filings (sum)
  • 5.37%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.5%Peak year (2006)
  • 4.89%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Georgia Avenue

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Georgia Avenue

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Georgia Avenue?

Georgia Avenue scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2

How does Georgia Avenue compare to Mobile overall?

Georgia Avenue scores 1.9 points higher than Mobile overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $771 vs $1,068.
Q3

What is the average rent in Georgia Avenue?

Average gross rent in Georgia eviction laws Avenue is $771/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Georgia Avenue residents are renters?

55% of Georgia Avenue households are renter-occupied (vs 46% in Mobile). The neighborhood has 6,787 residents.
Q5

Is Georgia Avenue a high social-vulnerability area?

Georgia Avenue sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

Which tracts in Georgia Avenue have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Georgia Avenue is census tract 01097001100 (score 5.2/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 5.2, a spread of 1.6 points.
Q7

How safe is Georgia Avenue for landlords?

Georgia eviction laws Avenue carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Mobile as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Georgia Avenue?

Georgia Avenue has 6,076 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.2%), Other / Multiracial (3.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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