2 census tracts · pop 8,846 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 6/10
· range 5.6–6.5
Marlborough spans 2 census tracts of Jonesboro, GA, population 8,846. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 6/10, in the Elevated tier. Against a Jonesboro baseline of 41.7%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 35.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Annualized rent equals 40% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
Severe burden reaches 28%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. The poverty rate is 33%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 8.4/10. At $1,353 a month, rents sit 27% over what the rest of Jonesboro commands.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. 21.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. That places it #2 of 6 neighborhoods in Jonesboro.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Its 2 tracts score within 0.9 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
65% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
6
Elevated
2 tracts · population-weighted
Marlborough vs JonesboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport27%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Marlborough
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,404Total filings 2020-21
9.2Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Marlborough
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
35.1%Housing insecurity
25.8%Utility shutoff threat
43.2%Food insecurity
42.3%SNAP enrollment
21.3%No health insurance
40.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Marlborough
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Marlborough?
Marlborough scores 6/10 (Elevated tier) across 2 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 Marlborough compare to Jonesboro overall?
Marlborough scores 0.9 points higher than Jonesboro overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,353 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Marlborough?
Average gross rent in Marlborough is $1,353/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Marlborough residents are renters?
65% of Marlborough households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Jonesboro). The neighborhood has 8,846 residents.
Q5
Is Marlborough a high social-vulnerability area?
Marlborough sits in the 78th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Marlborough have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Marlborough is census tract 13063040634 (score 6.5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.6 to 6.5, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Marlborough for landlords?
Marlborough carries a elevated-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (6/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Jonesboro as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Marlborough?
Marlborough has 8,281 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (75.2%), Hispanic / Latino (16.1%), Other / Multiracial (5.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
