1 census tracts · pop 4,684 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Whispering Pines is a one-tract neighborhood of Macon-Bibb County, GA, population 4,684. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 60% against 34.7% citywide, putting Whispering Pines 25.7% over its own city.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9/10. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.4/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.7/10.
Severe burden reaches 15%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. At $1,254 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Macon-Bibb County commands. The filing record is not thin: 287 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2008, when filings touched 20.4% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 5.0% in 2011, is well off that peak.
That places it #22 of 31 neighborhoods in Macon-Bibb County. For a like-for-like read, Forest Lake and Bevinwood score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $66,000.
37% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 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
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Whispering Pines vs Macon-Bibb CountyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority70%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport64%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Whispering Pines
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
287Total filings (sum)
12.65%Avg annual filing rate
20.4%Peak year (2008)
4.98%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Whispering Pines
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.1%Housing insecurity
7.9%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
9.7%SNAP enrollment
9.1%No health insurance
28.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Whispering Pines
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Whispering Pines?
Whispering Pines scores 3.5/10 (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 Whispering Pines compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?
Whispering Pines scores 1.1 points lower than Macon-Bibb County overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 60% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,254 vs $1,066.
Q3
What is the average rent in Whispering Pines?
Average gross rent in Whispering Pines is $1,254/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Whispering Pines residents are renters?
37% of Whispering Pines households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Macon-Bibb County). The neighborhood has 4,684 residents.
Q5
Is Whispering Pines a high social-vulnerability area?
Whispering Pines sits in the 60th 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 Whispering Pines for landlords?
Whispering Pines carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Whispering Pines?
Whispering Pines has 4,799 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (48.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (41.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (5.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
