1 census tracts · pop 3,664 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 6–6
Hillcrest Heights is a one-tract neighborhood of Macon-Bibb County, GA, population 3,664. The Eviction Risk Score is 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Severe burden reaches 44%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Cost burden runs 63% against 34.7% citywide, putting Hillcrest Heights 28.1% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 53%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
Food insecurity affects 50.4% of adults, 32.6 points above the national rate. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Set annual rent against average household income of $22,070 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10.
Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. At $788 a month, rents sit 26% under what the rest of Macon-Bibb County commands.
Among the 31 mapped neighborhoods of Macon-Bibb County, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. For a like-for-like read, Meadowbrook and Christian Rest score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.2/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 6/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
Hillcrest Heights vs Macon-Bibb CountyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Hillcrest Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.9%Housing insecurity
30.2%Utility shutoff threat
50.4%Food insecurity
54.9%SNAP enrollment
21.4%No health insurance
50.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Hillcrest Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Hillcrest Heights?
Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Hillcrest Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 63% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $788 vs $1,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Hillcrest Heights?
Average gross rent in Hillcrest Heights is $788/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Hillcrest Heights residents are renters?
62% of Hillcrest Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 3,664 residents.
Q5
Is Hillcrest Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Hillcrest Heights sits in the 92nd 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 Hillcrest Heights for landlords?
Hillcrest Heights 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 Hillcrest Heights?
Hillcrest Heights has 3,660 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
