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Winter Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059140600 · Clarke County, GA · pop 5,780 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 13059140600 covers the Winter Hills neighborhood of Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) in Georgia. Home to 5,780 residents, it scores 6.6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 89th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 30% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $979 a month against an average household income of $76,549 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 34% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 16% Owners 67%

Tract context

Occupied units2,227

Renter share33.7%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate11.5%

Median income$76,549

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9613, -83.2863 · click any tract to drill in

Why Winter Hills scores 4.6

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

11.5% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$979 rent vs county FMR

3.0

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 Winter Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

63%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
59%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.

14.4%Housing insecurity
9.0%Utility-shutoff threat
16.7%Food insecurity
13.1%SNAP enrollment
9.1%Transit barriers
13.5%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
29.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Winter Hills

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 14.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 13059140600

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059140600?

Census tract 13059140600 in the Winter Hills neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 13059140600?

Median gross rent is $979/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059140600?

11.5% of residents in tract 13059140600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,780.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059140600?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 63th, household 91th, minority 66th, housing 59th.

Is tract 13059140600 considered part of Winter Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059140600 fall within Winter Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059140600 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.4% 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. 9.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059140600 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059140600 scores 4.6/10, 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

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