1 census tracts · pop 4,417 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Lamara Heights maps to a single census tract in Savannah, GA and houses 4,417 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.2/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Savannah rate of 33.4%.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. 26% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The filing record is not thin: 103 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 12.8% of renter households. That places it #17 of 21 neighborhoods in Savannah.
Judgments average 5.1% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. Average gross rent runs $1,421, close to the Savannah average.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $62,490. 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lamara Heights vs SavannahHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority71%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Lamara Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
103Total filings (sum)
12.84%Avg annual filing rate
12.8%Peak year (2011)
12.84%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lamara Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.7%Housing insecurity
8.4%Utility shutoff threat
15.2%Food insecurity
12.2%SNAP enrollment
10.7%No health insurance
29.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lamara Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lamara Heights?
Lamara Heights scores 4.2/10 (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 Lamara Heights compare to Savannah overall?
Lamara Heights scores 0.2 points higher than Savannah overall (4/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,421 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lamara Heights?
Average gross rent in Lamara Heights is $1,421/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lamara Heights residents are renters?
42% of Lamara Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 4,417 residents.
Q5
Is Lamara Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Lamara Heights sits in the 64th 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 Lamara Heights for landlords?
Lamara Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lamara Heights?
Lamara Heights has 4,195 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (47.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.6%), Hispanic / Latino (8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
