1 census tracts · pop 6,787 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.5/10
· range 4.5–4.5
Lavender Glen is a one-tract neighborhood of Athens, GA, population 6,787. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4.5/10, Moderate tier. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.5/10.
16% 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. Average gross rent is $1,075, 12% below the Athens average of $1,219.
37% of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. That places it #21 of 26 neighborhoods in Athens. Against average income of $84,306, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.5/10 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
4.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Lavender Glen vs AthensHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Lavender Glen
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
15.1%Housing insecurity
10.0%Utility shutoff threat
18.1%Food insecurity
15.2%SNAP enrollment
14.0%No health insurance
30.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Lavender Glen
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Lavender Glen?
Lavender Glen scores 4.5/10 (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 Lavender Glen compare to Athens overall?
Lavender Glen scores 1.4 points lower than Athens overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 37% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,075 vs $1,219.
Q3
What is the average rent in Lavender Glen?
Average gross rent in Lavender Glen is $1,075/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Lavender Glen residents are renters?
30% of Lavender Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Athens). The neighborhood has 6,787 residents.
Q5
Is Lavender Glen a high social-vulnerability area?
Lavender Glen sits in the 50th 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
How safe is Lavender Glen for landlords?
Lavender Glen carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.5/10). 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 Athens as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Lavender Glen?
Lavender Glen has 7,090 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.3%), Hispanic / Latino (16.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
