2 census tracts · pop 6,474 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.9/10
· range 4.7–5
Gordonston spans 2 census tracts of Savannah, GA and houses 6,474 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.9/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Against a Savannah baseline of 33.4%, 53% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.1/10. Average gross rent is $1,127, 18% below the Savannah average of $1,382.
Court records carry 364 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
14.3% 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. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 27.1% of renter households.
That places it #11 of 21 neighborhoods in Savannah. Judgments average 5.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. For a like-for-like read, Ardsley Park-Chatham Crescent Historic District and Barian Terrace score within a fraction of it.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.3 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 4.9/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Gordonston vs SavannahHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Gordonston
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
364Total filings (sum)
22.40%Avg annual filing rate
27.1%Peak year (2011)
22.40%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Gordonston
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.7%Housing insecurity
14.1%Utility shutoff threat
25.3%Food insecurity
22.4%SNAP enrollment
13.9%No health insurance
33.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Gordonston
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Gordonston?
Gordonston scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Gordonston compare to Savannah overall?
Gordonston scores 0.9 points higher than Savannah overall (4/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,127 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Gordonston?
Average gross rent in Gordonston is $1,127/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Gordonston residents are renters?
61% of Gordonston households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 6,474 residents.
Q5
Is Gordonston a high social-vulnerability area?
Gordonston sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Gordonston have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Gordonston is census tract 13051002200 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5, a spread of 0.3 points.
Q7
How safe is Gordonston for landlords?
Gordonston carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.9/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Gordonston?
Gordonston has 5,724 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (63.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.5%), Hispanic / Latino (4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
