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Neighborhood · Macon-Bibb County, GA

Lindsey Park Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 4,142 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10 · range 3.8–3.8

Lindsey Park maps to a single census tract in Macon-Bibb County, GA, population 4,142. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Macon-Bibb County baseline of 34.7%, 21% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. The severe-burden share is 21%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

SNAP participation is 31.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. 19.2% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10. Court records for this tract carry 589 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 29.8% of renter households.

The most recent observed rate, 16.6% in 2011, is well off that peak. Among the 31 mapped neighborhoods of Macon-Bibb County, it ranks #20 by risk, the middle third. Average gross rent runs $1,015, close to the Macon-Bibb County average.

One tract means one number: 3.8/10 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
3.8
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lindsey Park vs Macon-Bibb County How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
20.5% -41%
Macon-Bibb County: 34.7%
Average gross rent
$1,015 -5%
Macon-Bibb County: $1,066
Average HH income
$55,618 +10%
Macon-Bibb County: $50,747
Poverty rate
11.6% -53%
Macon-Bibb County: 24.8%
Renter share
34.2% -30%
Macon-Bibb County: 48.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Lindsey Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.8–3.8

Why Lindsey Park scores 3.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
21% of income on rent · Range 8.2–8.2 across tracts
8.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.7–1.7 across tracts
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
34% renter households · Range 9.0–9.0 across tracts
9.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Economic stress
11.6% below poverty line · Range 2.9–2.9 across tracts
2.9
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–3.1 across tracts
3.1
Risk score comparison

Lindsey Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Lindsey Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.8Lindsey ParkNeighborhood4.6Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Lindsey Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract↕ Score↕ Pop↕ % over 30% on rent↕ Average rent↕
13021013102 3.8 4,142 20% $1,015
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 65%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 59%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 93%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Lindsey Park

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 589Total filings (sum)
  • 19.90%Avg annual filing rate
  • 29.8%Peak year (2008)
  • 16.60%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lindsey Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Lindsey Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Lindsey Park?

Lindsey Park scores 3.8/10 (Lower 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 Lindsey Park compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?

Lindsey Park scores 0.8 points lower than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,015 vs $1,066.
Q3

What is the average rent in Lindsey Park?

Average gross rent in Lindsey Park is $1,015/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Lindsey Park residents are renters?

34% of Lindsey Park households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 4,142 residents.
Q5

Is Lindsey Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Lindsey Park sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Lindsey Park for landlords?

Lindsey Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Lindsey Park?

Lindsey Park has 3,787 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (78.1%), Hispanic / Latino (12.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Macon-Bibb County

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Lindsey Park.

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