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White Bluff Eviction Risk: Moderate , Savannah

Tract 13051004207 · Chatham County, GA · pop 3,240 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi

With a score of 5/10, tract 13051004207 in the White Bluff area of Savannah, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,240 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 27% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,564
Renter share55.2%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate19.2%
Median income$55,978

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In White Bluff
Very High
Within parent city
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#25 of 53 tracts In Savannah
Moderate
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#28 of 87 tracts In Chatham County
Elevated
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#681 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Savannah and the region

Centroid at 31.9966, -81.1376 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Bluff scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Savannah
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.2% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,310 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Savannah
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Savannah
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Savannah
3.5

How White Bluff compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Bluff risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.0This tracttract 0042074.0Savannahparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 97

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 139Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 12.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 12.7%Peak (2011)
  • 139Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within White Bluff. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in White Bluff

28% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.

The poverty rate is 19%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Against the Chatham County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 139 filings here across 1 tracked years.

Cost burden runs 51% here against 46.6% across Chatham County. Filings peaked in 2011 at 12.7% of renter households. In a typical year about 12.7% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 61st percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 9.7/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13051004207

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051004207?

Census tract 13051004207 in the White Bluff neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13051004207?

Median gross rent is $1,310/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051004207?

19.2% of residents in tract 13051004207 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,240.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051004207?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 92th, minority 77th, housing 95th.
Q5

Is tract 13051004207 considered part of White Bluff?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051004207 fall within White Bluff (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051004207?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 139 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051004207 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.74% of renter households, peaking at 12.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13051004207 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.7% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 12.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13051004207 compare to Savannah overall?

Tract 13051004207 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Savannah at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Savannah eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Savannah

Top eight tracts in Savannah ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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