Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #73,892 of 84,120 nationally
Ephesus Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Villa Rica
Tract 13097080403 · Douglas County, GA · pop 5,317 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Ephesus Heights area of Villa Rica is where census tract 13097080403 sits, home to 5,317 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 24% of renter households, a moderate level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,842 a month against an average household income of $110,082 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 10% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2%
Stable renters 8%
Owners 90%
Tract context
Occupied units1,691
Renter share10.4%
SVI overall0.31
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$110,082
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
15
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Villa Rica and the region
Centroid at 33.7166, -84.8463 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ephesus Heights scores 2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Villa Rica
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$1,842 rent vs county FMR
5.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Villa Rica
3.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Villa Rica
8.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Villa Rica
4.1
How Ephesus Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 31
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 59%Socioeconomic
- 48%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 4%Housing & transportation
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.
- 14.0%Housing insecurity
- 9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.9%Food insecurity
- 12.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.8%Transit barriers
- 11.5%No health insurance
- 17.1%Frequent mental distress
- 30.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ephesus Heights
The score leans hardest on 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 Villa Rica, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Douglas County average of 5.8 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13097080403
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13097080403?
Census tract 13097080403 in the Ephesus Heights neighborhood scores 2/10 (Lower 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 13097080403?
Median gross rent is $1,842/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 24% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13097080403?
6.8% of residents in tract 13097080403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,317.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13097080403?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 59th, household 48th, minority 63th, housing 4th.
Q5
Is tract 13097080403 considered part of Ephesus Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13097080403 fall within Ephesus Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13097080403 struggle to pay rent?
About 14.0% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13097080403 compare to Villa Rica overall?
Tract 13097080403 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Villa Rica at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Villa Rica; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Villa Rica
Top eight tracts in Villa Rica ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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