Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally
Westwood Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Douglasville
Tract 13097080307 · Douglas County, GA · pop 3,881 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
Westwood Heights in Douglasville anchors census tract 13097080307, which lands at 6.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 81% of US census tracts.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 1% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,558 a month while the average household earns $77,981 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 37% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 19%
Owners 63%
Tract context
Occupied units1,232
Renter share36.6%
SVI overall0.60
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$77,981
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Within county
37
th percentile
Low
Within state
34
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Douglasville and the region
Centroid at 33.7624, -84.7685 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westwood Heights scores 2.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Douglasville
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,558 rent vs county FMR
3.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Douglasville
6.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Douglasville
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Douglasville
5.9
How Westwood Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 60
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 62%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 24.4%Housing insecurity
- 15.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 27.5%Food insecurity
- 23.2%SNAP enrollment
- 14.3%Transit barriers
- 15.4%No health insurance
- 20.1%Frequent mental distress
- 33.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Westwood Heights
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Douglasville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Douglas County average of 5.8 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 24.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
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 13097080307
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13097080307?
Census tract 13097080307 in the Westwood Heights neighborhood scores 2.9/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13097080307?
Median gross rent is $1,558/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13097080307?
6.3% of residents in tract 13097080307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,881.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13097080307?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 60th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 62th, minority 90th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 13097080307 considered part of Westwood Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13097080307 fall within Westwood Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13097080307 struggle to pay rent?
About 24.4% 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. 15.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13097080307 compare to Douglasville overall?
Tract 13097080307 scores 2.9/10, higher than the parent city of Douglasville at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Douglasville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Douglasville
Top eight tracts in Douglasville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Kellogg
5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Windwood Village
4.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Western Pines
4.3
/ 10 · Moderate
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13097080408
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Executive Heights
3.8
/ 10 · Low
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The Oaks
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Lincoln Heights
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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The Willows
3.1
/ 10 · Low
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