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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

Happy Hollow Eviction Risk: Lower , Cartersville

Tract 13015960702 · Bartow County, GA · pop 3,429 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 13015960702 reflects conditions in the Happy Hollow neighborhood of Cartersville, Georgia. It lands near the 54th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

62% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 6% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,244 monthly, set against $83,911 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 14% Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,601
Renter share37.5%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate2.7%
Median income$83,911

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Happy Hollow
Moderate
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 14 tracts In Cartersville
Low
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#17 of 28 tracts In Bartow County
Moderate
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#1,956 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Cartersville and the region

Centroid at 34.1919, -84.7054 · click any tract to drill in

Why Happy Hollow scores 2.7

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
2.7% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,244 rent vs county FMR
1.8
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 Happy Hollow compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Happy Hollow risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 960702Cartersville: 2.12.1Cartersvilleparent cityCounty: 3.13.1Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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 Happy Hollow

The heaviest input here is 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 above the Bartow County average of 5.1 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 40th 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.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13015960702

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13015960702?

Census tract 13015960702 in the Happy Hollow neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (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 13015960702?

Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13015960702?

2.7% of residents in tract 13015960702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,429.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13015960702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 70th, minority 36th, housing 18th.
Q5

Is tract 13015960702 considered part of Happy Hollow?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13015960702 fall within Happy Hollow (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13015960702 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13015960702 compare to Cartersville overall?

Tract 13015960702 scores 2.7/10, 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.

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