Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally

Buena Vista Eviction Risk: Lower , Cartersville

Tract 13015960405 · Bartow County, GA · pop 4,942 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

The Buena Vista neighborhood of Cartersville is where census tract 13015960405 sits, home to 4,942 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.1/10. That is riskier than roughly 43% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a moderate level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,287 a month against an average household income of $97,208 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.2

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 25% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,856

Renter share35.8%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate13.2%

Median income$97,208

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cartersville and the region

Centroid at 34.2130, -84.7667 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buena Vista scores 3.2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cartersville

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

13.2% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,287 rent vs county FMR

2.0

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cartersville

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cartersville

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cartersville

6.2

How Buena Vista compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

44%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
95%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.

14.2%Housing insecurity
8.6%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
12.1%SNAP enrollment
8.9%Transit barriers
13.2%No health insurance
18.7%Frequent mental distress
29.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Buena Vista

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Cartersville 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 Bartow County average of 5.1 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% 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 13015960405

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13015960405?

Census tract 13015960405 in the Buena Vista neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13015960405?

Median gross rent is $1,287/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13015960405?

13.2% of residents in tract 13015960405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,942.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13015960405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 3th, minority 44th, housing 95th.

Is tract 13015960405 considered part of Buena Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13015960405 fall within Buena Vista (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13015960405 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.2% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13015960405 compare to Cartersville overall?

Tract 13015960405 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Cartersville at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cartersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cartersville

Top eight tracts in Cartersville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.