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Eviction Risk in Southover , Savannah

1 census tracts · pop 3,904 · pop-weighted composite 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Southover is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Savannah with 1 census tract and a population of 3,904 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,252/month sits 9% lower than the Savannah citywide median ($1,382).

Eviction Risk
5.7
Moderate tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
45%
34% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,252
Median household income
$48,385
23.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Southover vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Southover score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Southover: 5.75.7SouthoverNeighborhoodParent city: 4.04.0Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · GA
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Peer · GA
Avon Park
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 3.9K
Peer · GA
Carver Village
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 9.2K
Comparison

Southover vs Savannah

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
5.7 +43%
Savannah: 4.0
Rent burden
44.7% +34%
Savannah: 33.4%
Median gross rent
$1,252 -9%
Savannah: $1,382
Median HH income
$48,385 -15%
Savannah: $56,782
Poverty rate
23.8% +22%
Savannah: 19.5%
Renter share
38.0% -30%
Savannah: 54.7%
Where

Tract centroids in Southover

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 3,950 residents across all tracts in Southover. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 4.4% White (non-Hispanic): 2.7% Black (non-Hispanic): 92.3% Other / Multiracial: 0.7%
  • Hispanic / Latino 4.4%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 2.7%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 92.3%
  • Other / Multiracial 0.7%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Southover

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
13051004500 5.7 3,904 45% $1,252
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 92

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

Socioeconomic status 89%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 96%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 60%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Southover

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 85Total filings (sum)
  • 18.89%Avg annual filing rate
  • 18.9%Peak year (2011)
  • 18.89%Latest filed (2011)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Southover

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

Frequently asked

About Southover

What is the eviction-risk score for Southover?

Southover scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does Southover compare to Savannah overall?

Southover scores 1.7 points higher than Savannah overall (4.0/10). Rent burden: 45% vs 33% citywide. Median rent: $1,252 vs $1,382.

What is the median rent in Southover?

Median gross rent in Southover is $1,252/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Southover residents are renters?

38% of Southover households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 3,904 residents.

Is Southover a high social-vulnerability area?

Southover sits in the 92th 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.

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