1 census tracts · pop 6,457 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4/10
· range 4–4
Willow Bend is a one-tract neighborhood of Jonesboro, GA and houses 6,457 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 4/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 21% against 41.7% citywide, putting Willow Bend 20.5% under its own city.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10. Average gross rent is $1,483, 39% above the Jonesboro average of $1,068. On the high side is housing-court posture at 8.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 8.6/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 13% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
Food insecurity affects 26.2% of adults, 8.4 points above the national rate. Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Jonesboro, it ranks #5 by risk, the lower third. Only 19% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Tiffany Hills and Emerald Hills. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $80,417.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 4/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Willow Bend vs JonesboroHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport14%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Willow Bend
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
592Total filings 2020-21
7.8Avg 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 Willow Bend
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.3%Housing insecurity
15.5%Utility shutoff threat
26.2%Food insecurity
21.9%SNAP enrollment
13.4%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Willow Bend
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Willow Bend?
Willow Bend scores 4/10 (Moderate 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 Willow Bend compare to Jonesboro overall?
Willow Bend scores 1.1 points lower than Jonesboro overall (5.1/10). Renters spend 21% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,483 vs $1,068.
Q3
What is the average rent in Willow Bend?
Average gross rent in Willow Bend is $1,483/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 21% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Willow Bend residents are renters?
19% of Willow Bend households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Jonesboro). The neighborhood has 6,457 residents.
Q5
Is Willow Bend a high social-vulnerability area?
Willow Bend sits in the 48th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Willow Bend for landlords?
Willow Bend carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4/10). 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 Jonesboro as a whole (5.1/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Willow Bend?
Willow Bend has 6,923 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (85.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.4%), Hispanic / Latino (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
