1 census tracts · pop 4,423 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 7.3/10
· range 7.3–7.3
The Retreat South maps to a single census tract in Athens, GA, population 4,423. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 7.3/10, in the Elevated tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Athens baseline of 35.9%, 55% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
The poverty rate is 57%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Annualized rent equals 46% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
94% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Sitting well above the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. SNAP participation is 27.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 30.4% of adults, 12.6 points above the national rate. That places it #1 of 26 neighborhoods in Athens.
Average gross rent runs $1,233, close to the Athens average.
One tract means one number: 7.3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
7.3
Elevated
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Retreat South vs AthensHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority38%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport74%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Retreat South
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.0%Housing insecurity
14.0%Utility shutoff threat
30.4%Food insecurity
27.3%SNAP enrollment
15.7%No health insurance
36.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About The Retreat South
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for The Retreat South?
The Retreat South scores 7.3/10 (Elevated 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 The Retreat South compare to Athens overall?
The Retreat South scores 1.4 points higher than Athens overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,233 vs $1,219.
Q3
What is the average rent in The Retreat South?
Average gross rent in The Retreat South is $1,233/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of The Retreat South residents are renters?
94% of The Retreat South households are renter-occupied (vs 59% in Athens). The neighborhood has 4,423 residents.
Q5
Is The Retreat South a high social-vulnerability area?
The Retreat South sits in the 54th 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 The Retreat South for landlords?
The Retreat South carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (7.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of The Retreat South?
The Retreat South has 4,619 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (16.3%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
