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Riverside Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Macon-Bibb County

Tract 13021010200 · Bibb County, GA · pop 1,939 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Here is how census tract 13021010200, in Riverside Hills in Macon-Bibb County eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.9/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,939. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

56% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $829 monthly, set against $30,364 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. About 69% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 30% Owners 31%
Tract context
Occupied units1,054
Renter share68.6%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate24.4%
Median income$30,364

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Riverside Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#24 of 48 tracts In Macon-Bibb County
Moderate
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#24 of 48 tracts In Bibb County
Moderate
Within state
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#221 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Macon-Bibb County and the region

Centroid at 32.8453, -83.6577 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside Hills scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
24.4% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
$829 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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 Riverside Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Riverside Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.95.9This tracttract 010200Macon-Bibb County: 2.82.8Macon-Bibb Countyparent cityCounty: 5.35.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 59

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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.

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)

  • 955Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 16.95%Avg annual filing rate
  • 21.6%Peak (2004)
  • 135Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2011
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 130210102002004: 158 filings (21.61/100 renter HHs)2005: 144 filings (19.59/100 renter HHs)2006: 116 filings (15.78/100 renter HHs)2007: 99 filings (13.47/100 renter HHs)2008: 111 filings (15.10/100 renter HHs)2009: 78 filings (10.61/100 renter HHs)2010: 114 filings (15.92/100 renter HHs)2011: 135 filings (23.52/100 renter HHs)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Riverside Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Riverside Hills

What moves this score most 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 Macon-Bibb County eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as 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.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 955 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 17.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 21.6% of renter households in 2004.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.8% 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 13021010200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13021010200?

Census tract 13021010200 in the Riverside Hills neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (Moderate 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 13021010200?

Median gross rent is $829/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13021010200?

24.4% of residents in tract 13021010200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,939.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13021010200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 8th, minority 67th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 13021010200 considered part of Riverside Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13021010200 fall within Riverside Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13021010200?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 955 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13021010200 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.95% of renter households, peaking at 21.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13021010200 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.8% 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. 11.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13021010200 compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?

Tract 13021010200 scores 5.9/10, 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 13021010200 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. 11% 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Macon-Bibb County

Top eight tracts in Macon-Bibb County ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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