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Neighborhood · Savannah, GA

Barian Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 3,953 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 5–5

Barian Terrace is a one-tract neighborhood of Savannah, GA, population 3,953. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 75% against 33.4% citywide, putting Barian Terrace 41.3% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. The filing record is not thin: 131 evictions logged in this tract.

14.5% 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. SNAP participation is 24.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 27.1% of renter households.

At $1,537 a month, rents sit 11% over what the rest of Savannah commands. That places it #10 of 21 neighborhoods in Savannah. Judgments average 9.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Robert M Hitch Village and Gordonston.

One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Barian Terrace vs Savannah How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
74.7% +124%
Savannah: 33.4%
Average gross rent
$1,537 +11%
Savannah: $1,382
Average HH income
$63,092 +11%
Savannah: $56,782
Poverty rate
20.7% +6%
Savannah: 19.5%
Renter share
39.6% -28%
Savannah: 54.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Barian Terrace and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5–5

Why Barian Terrace scores 5

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 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Rent control risk
75% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
40% renter households · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.5–3.5 across tracts
3.5
Economic stress
20.7% below poverty line · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.7–4.7 across tracts
4.7
Risk score comparison

Barian Terrace vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Barian Terrace score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.0Barian TerraceNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Barian Terrace

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13051003900 5 3,953 75% $1,537
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 74

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

Socioeconomic status 77%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 57%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Barian Terrace

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 131Total filings (sum)
  • 27.12%Avg annual filing rate
  • 27.1%Peak year (2011)
  • 27.12%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Barian Terrace

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

Frequently asked

About Barian Terrace

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Barian Terrace?

Barian Terrace scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Barian Terrace compare to Savannah overall?

Barian Terrace scores 1.0 points higher than Savannah overall (4/10). Renters spend 75% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,537 vs $1,382.
Q3

What is the average rent in Barian Terrace?

Average gross rent in Barian Terrace is $1,537/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Barian Terrace residents are renters?

40% of Barian Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 3,953 residents.
Q5

Is Barian Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?

Barian Terrace sits in the 74th 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 Barian Terrace for landlords?

Barian Terrace carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (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 Savannah as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Barian Terrace?

Barian Terrace has 4,242 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (69.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.7%), Other / Multiracial (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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