1 census tracts · pop 2,360 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Bon Ayer maps to a single census tract in Macon-Bibb County, GA and houses 2,360 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 46%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Macon-Bibb County baseline of 34.7%, 61% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 41%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. SNAP participation is 37.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Food insecurity affects 37.5% of adults, 19.7 points above the national rate. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.4/10.
Court records for this tract carry 953 eviction filings. Average gross rent is $895, 16% below the Macon-Bibb County average of $1,066. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 47.3% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 20.3% in 2011, is well off that peak. Among the 31 mapped neighborhoods of Macon-Bibb County, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Christian Rest and Hillcrest Heights.
One tract means one number: 6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bon Ayer vs Macon-Bibb CountyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority88%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport11%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bon Ayer
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
953Total filings (sum)
26.37%Avg annual filing rate
47.3%Peak year (2007)
20.27%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Bon Ayer
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
28.8%Housing insecurity
22.0%Utility shutoff threat
37.5%Food insecurity
37.8%SNAP enrollment
17.4%No health insurance
42.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bon Ayer
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bon Ayer?
Bon Ayer scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Bon Ayer compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Bon Ayer scores 1.4 points higher than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $895 vs $1,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bon Ayer?
Average gross rent in Bon Ayer is $895/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bon Ayer residents are renters?
64% of Bon Ayer households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 2,360 residents.
Q5
Is Bon Ayer a high social-vulnerability area?
Bon Ayer sits in the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Bon Ayer for landlords?
Bon Ayer carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Macon-Bibb County as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bon Ayer?
Bon Ayer has 2,407 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (74%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.9%), Hispanic / Latino (7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
