Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,456 of 84,120 nationally
Azalea Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Macon-Bibb County
Tract 13021012400 · Bibb County, GA · pop 4,688 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
Azalea Park in Macon-Bibb County anchors census tract 13021012400, which lands at 7.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $975 a month against an average household income of $28,769 a year, roughly 41% of income at the averages. Renters make up 70% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 40%
Stable renters 31%
Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,701
Renter share70.4%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate50.4%
Median income$28,769
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
96
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
98
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Macon-Bibb County and the region
Centroid at 32.8384, -83.6940 · click any tract to drill in
Why Azalea Park scores 6.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Macon-Bibb County
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
50.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$975 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Macon-Bibb County
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Macon-Bibb County
9.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Macon-Bibb County
8.4
How Azalea Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 68%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 14%Grade C
- 1%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,803Total filings over 8 yrs
- 34.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 50.8%Peak (2008)
- 255Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 32% over the past 8 months.
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.
- 40.1%Housing insecurity
- 33.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 56.0%Food insecurity
- 60.6%SNAP enrollment
- 29.4%Transit barriers
- 24.2%No health insurance
- 24.5%Frequent mental distress
- 52.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Azalea Park
The score leans hardest on economic stress at $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 Macon-Bibb County eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bibb County average of 6.8 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Part of this tract, about 1% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.
In CDC survey modeling, about 40.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 33.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13021012400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13021012400?
Census tract 13021012400 in the Azalea Park neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 13021012400?
Median gross rent is $975/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13021012400?
50.4% of residents in tract 13021012400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,688.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13021012400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 68th, minority 91th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 13021012400 considered part of Azalea Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13021012400 fall within Azalea Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13021012400?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,803 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13021012400 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 34.92% of renter households, peaking at 50.8% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13021012400 struggle to pay rent?
About 40.1% 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. 33.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13021012400 compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Tract 13021012400 scores 6.5/10, higher than the parent city of Macon-Bibb County at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Macon-Bibb County eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 13021012400 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 1% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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Highest-risk tracts in Macon-Bibb County
Top eight tracts in Macon-Bibb County ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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6.5
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.5
/ 10 · Elevated
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Riverside Hills
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Bon Ayer
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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Anthony Terrace
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.4
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