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Normaltown Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059001800 · Clarke County, GA · pop 2,347 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Tract 13059001800, home to 2,347 residents in Normaltown in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), scores 6.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,148 a month while the average household earns $70,370 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 33% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units1,180

Renter share58.8%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate11.3%

Median income$70,370

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9594, -83.4043 · click any tract to drill in

Why Normaltown scores 4.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Athens

7.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.1

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

11.3% poverty · this tract

2.8

Supply constraint

$1,148 rent vs county FMR

4.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Athens

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Athens

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Athens

8.6

How Normaltown compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

67%Socioeconomic
29%Household composition
38%Racial/ethnic minority
57%Housing & transportation

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.

10.5%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility-shutoff threat
11.7%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
24.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Normaltown

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Athens eviction risk-Clarke County unified government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Clarke County average of 6.9 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13059001800

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059001800?

Census tract 13059001800 in the Normaltown neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13059001800?

Median gross rent is $1,148/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059001800?

11.3% of residents in tract 13059001800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,347.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059001800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 29th, minority 38th, housing 57th.

Is tract 13059001800 considered part of Normaltown?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059001800 fall within Normaltown (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059001800 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.5% 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. 7.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059001800 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059001800 scores 4.8/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Athens

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