2 census tracts · pop 4,367 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6.7/10
· range 6.4–7.2
Habersham Hills spans 2 census tracts of Athens, GA and houses 4,367 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 6.7/10, Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 49% against 35.9% citywide, putting Habersham Hills 13.4% over its own city. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. This is a renter market: 82% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Sitting well above the midpoint is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
Among the 26 mapped neighborhoods of Athens, it ranks #9 by risk, the middle third. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.8 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,203, close to the Athens average.
Annual rent works out to 28% of average household income of $51,528.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Habersham Hills vs AthensHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority42%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Habersham Hills
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.1%Food insecurity
9.8%SNAP enrollment
9.4%No health insurance
23.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Habersham Hills
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Habersham Hills?
Habersham Hills scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Habersham Hills compare to Athens overall?
Habersham Hills scores 0.8 points higher than Athens overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,203 vs $1,219.
Q3
What is the average rent in Habersham Hills?
Average gross rent in Habersham Hills is $1,203/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Habersham Hills residents are renters?
82% of Habersham Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Athens). The neighborhood has 4,367 residents.
Q5
Is Habersham Hills a high social-vulnerability area?
Habersham Hills sits in the 34th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Habersham Hills have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Habersham Hills is census tract 13059000401 (score 7.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 6.4 to 7.2, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Habersham Hills for landlords?
Habersham Hills carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Athens as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Habersham Hills?
Habersham Hills has 4,457 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12%), Hispanic / Latino (7.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
