1 census tracts · pop 3,904 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.4/10
· range 5.4–5.4
Southover maps to a single census tract in Savannah, GA, population 3,904. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.4/10, Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 34%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Savannah baseline of 33.4%, 45% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 17.6% 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 28.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Court records for this tract carry 85 eviction filings.
Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 2.9/10. Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 18.9% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,252, 9% below the Savannah average of $1,382.
That places it #1 of 21 neighborhoods in Savannah. Judgments average 6.9% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, Spring Hill and Carver Village score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.3/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Southover vs SavannahHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport60%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.
25.4%Housing insecurity
17.6%Utility shutoff threat
31.8%Food insecurity
28.8%SNAP enrollment
16.1%No health insurance
38.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Southover
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Southover?
Southover scores 5.4/10 (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 Southover compare to Savannah overall?
Southover scores 1.4 points higher than Savannah overall (4/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,252 vs $1,382.
Q3
What is the average rent in Southover?
Average 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.
Q4
What percentage of Southover residents are renters?
38% of Southover households are renter-occupied (vs 55% in Savannah). The neighborhood has 3,904 residents.
Q5
Is Southover a high social-vulnerability area?
Southover sits in the 92nd 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
How safe is Southover for landlords?
Southover carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.4/10). 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 Southover?
Southover has 3,950 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
