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Neighborhood · Douglasville, GA

The Willows Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 5,576 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.4/10 · range 4.4–4.4

The Willows maps to a single census tract in Douglasville, GA, population 5,576. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.4/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a Douglasville baseline of 30.7%, 50% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. Severe burden reaches 25%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.

At $1,153 a month, rents sit 27% under what the rest of Douglasville commands. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. That places it #6 of 12 neighborhoods in Douglasville.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Lincoln Heights and Westwood Heights. Rent takes 17% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

35% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.4/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
The Willows vs Douglasville How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
50.2% +64%
Douglasville: 30.7%
Average gross rent
$1,153 -27%
Douglasville: $1,582
Average HH income
$80,423 +5%
Douglasville: $76,591
Poverty rate
8.8% -22%
Douglasville: 11.2%
Renter share
35.4% -31%
Douglasville: 51.7%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across The Willows and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.4–4.4

Why The Willows scores 4.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.6–6.6 across tracts
6.6
Rent control risk
50% of income on rent · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
35% renter households · Range 9.2–9.2 across tracts
9.2
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Economic stress
8.8% below poverty line · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.3–1.3 across tracts
1.3
Risk score comparison

The Willows vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

The Willows score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.4The WillowsNeighborhood4.5Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in The Willows

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13097080305 4.4 5,576 50% $1,153
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 60

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 68%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 61%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 81%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in The Willows

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About The Willows

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for The Willows?

The Willows scores 4.4/10 (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 The Willows compare to Douglasville overall?

The Willows scores 0.1 points lower than Douglasville overall (4.5/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,153 vs $1,582.
Q3

What is the average rent in The Willows?

Average gross rent in The Willows is $1,153/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of The Willows residents are renters?

35% of The Willows households are renter-occupied (vs 52% in Douglasville). The neighborhood has 5,576 residents.
Q5

Is The Willows a high social-vulnerability area?

The Willows sits in the 60th 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 Willows for landlords?

The Willows carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.4/10). 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 Douglasville as a whole (4.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of The Willows?

The Willows has 5,445 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (60.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (22.2%), Other / Multiracial (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Douglasville

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to The Willows.

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