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Neighborhood · Savannah, GA

Robert M Hitch Village Eviction Risk: Moderate

4 census tracts · pop 8,347 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10 · range 4.2–5.4

Robert M Hitch Village is a 4-tract neighborhood of Savannah, GA, population 8,347. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs roughly one in two against 33.4% citywide, putting Robert M Hitch Village 17.7% over its own city.

30% 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 clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The poverty rate is 37%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Set annual rent against average household income of $57,927 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.

Scores across the 4 constituent tracts range from 4.2 to 5.4. A 1.2-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here. On the high side is economic stress at 7.6/10.

At $1,623 a month, rents sit 17% over what the rest of Savannah commands. Court records carry 163 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 23.0% of renter households.

That places it #9 of 21 neighborhoods in Savannah.

For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 5.1 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.1
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
Robert M Hitch Village vs Savannah How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
51.1% +53%
Savannah: 33.4%
Average gross rent
$1,623 +17%
Savannah: $1,382
Average HH income
$57,927 +2%
Savannah: $56,782
Poverty rate
36.6% +88%
Savannah: 19.5%
Renter share
67.0% +23%
Savannah: 54.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Robert M Hitch Village and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 4 tracts span score 4.2–5.4

Why Robert M Hitch Village scores 5.1

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
51% 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
67% 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
36.6% below poverty line · Range 4.4–10.0 across tracts
7.6
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–7.1 across tracts
5.3
Risk score comparison

Robert M Hitch Village vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Robert M Hitch Village score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.1Robert M Hitch VilNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Robert M Hitch Village?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 1.2 points from 4.2 to 5.4. Moderate variation across constituent tracts.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

4 tracts in Robert M Hitch Village

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13051011700 5.4 3,151 62% $1,910
13051001100 5.4 1,556 47% $1,245
13051011200 5.3 1,618 36% $1,787
13051011900 4.2 2,022 48% $1,335
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 70

Pop-weighted across 4 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 76%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 33%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 50%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Robert M Hitch Village

Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 163Total filings (sum)
  • 12.67%Avg annual filing rate
  • 23.0%Peak year (2011)
  • 12.67%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Robert M Hitch Village

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

Frequently asked

About Robert M Hitch Village

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Robert M Hitch Village?

Robert M Hitch Village scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 Robert M Hitch Village compare to Savannah overall?

Robert M Hitch Village scores 1.1 points higher than Savannah overall (4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,623 vs $1,382.
Q3

What is the average rent in Robert M Hitch Village?

Average gross rent in Robert M Hitch Village is $1,623/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Robert M Hitch Village residents are renters?

67% of Robert M Hitch Village households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 8,347 residents.
Q5

Is Robert M Hitch Village a high social-vulnerability area?

Robert M Hitch Village sits in the 70th 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

Which tracts in Robert M Hitch Village have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Robert M Hitch Village is census tract 13051011700 (score 5.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.2 to 5.4, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7

How safe is Robert M Hitch Village for landlords?

Robert M Hitch Village carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Robert M Hitch Village?

Robert M Hitch Village has 8,261 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (24.5%), Hispanic / Latino (6.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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