Neighborhood · Ranked #35,669 of 84,120 nationally

Riverside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059002000 · Clarke County, GA · pop 2,027 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 13059002000 covers part of the Riverside area of Athens, GA, and scores 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,027. The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.

Risk score

4.8

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 24% Owners 46%

Tract context

Occupied units1,056

Renter share54.2%

SVI overall0.40

Poverty rate12.7%

Median income$70,789

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9401, -83.3997 · click any tract to drill in

Why Riverside 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

12.7% poverty · this tract

3.2

Supply constraint

$987 rent vs county FMR

3.1

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 Riverside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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

47%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
32%Racial/ethnic minority
68%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.

7.9%Housing insecurity
5.2%Utility-shutoff threat
8.3%Food insecurity
5.9%SNAP enrollment
5.7%Transit barriers
7.6%No health insurance
14.9%Frequent mental distress
22.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Riverside

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, housing-court posture reads 8.6/10.

Severe burden reaches 16%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. At $987 a month, rents run 19% under what the rest of Athens commands.

Against the Clarke County average of 5.9, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.1 points. Food insecurity runs 8.3% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 5.9% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #35,669 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Against average income of $70,789, annual rent is just 17%.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 56% of renters.

54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13059002000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059002000?

Census tract 13059002000 in the Riverside 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 13059002000?

Median gross rent is $987/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059002000?

12.7% of residents in tract 13059002000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,027.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059002000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 9th, minority 32th, housing 68th.

Is tract 13059002000 considered part of Riverside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059002000 fall within Riverside (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059002000 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.9% 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. 5.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059002000 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059002000 scores 4.8/10, lower than the parent city of Athens at 5.9/10. 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.

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