2 census tracts · pop 11,946 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10
· range 3–5.8
Paradise Park takes in 2 census tracts of Lake City, GA and houses 11,946 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 38%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Lake City baseline of 41.6%, 54% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.8, a 2.8-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. Running cool is supply constraint, at 2.1/10.
The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 16.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The filing record is not thin: 910 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,289, 14% above the Lake City average of $1,133. 18.5% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Filing activity peaked in 2008 at 35.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 20.7% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 30% of average household income of $51,987.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.8 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Paradise Park vs Lake CityHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Paradise Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
910Total filings (sum)
23.56%Avg annual filing rate
35.7%Peak year (2008)
20.67%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,897Total filings 2020-21
21.9Avg 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 Paradise Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.4%Housing insecurity
17.7%Utility shutoff threat
33.8%Food insecurity
29.1%SNAP enrollment
18.7%No health insurance
36.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Paradise Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Paradise Park?
Paradise Park scores 4.8/10 (Moderate 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 Paradise Park compare to Lake City overall?
Paradise Park scores 1.6 points higher than Lake City overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 42% citywide. Average rent: $1,289 vs $1,133.
Q3
What is the average rent in Paradise Park?
Average gross rent in Paradise Park is $1,289/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Paradise Park residents are renters?
58% of Paradise Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Lake City). The neighborhood has 11,946 residents.
Q5
Is Paradise Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Paradise Park sits in the 89th 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 Paradise Park have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Paradise Park is census tract 13063040419 (score 5.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.8, a spread of 2.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Paradise Park for landlords?
Paradise Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Lake City as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Paradise Park?
Paradise Park has 12,201 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (52.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (24.4%), Hispanic / Latino (10%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
