Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Old East Rome Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13115001600 · Floyd County, GA · pop 2,670 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13115001600 (Old East Rome in Rome, Georgia) comes in at 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.
63% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,059 a month against an average household income of $34,856 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. About 72% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 45%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 28%
Tract context
Occupied units1,112
Renter share72.1%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate39.5%
Median income$34,856
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
95
th percentile
Very High
Within county
96
th percentile
Very High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rome and the region
Centroid at 34.2315, -85.1666 · click any tract to drill in
Why Old East Rome scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Rome
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
39.5% poverty · this tract
9.9
Supply constraint
$1,059 rent vs county FMR
3.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Rome
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Rome
9.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Rome
7.8
How Old East Rome compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 98
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 95%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 767Total filings over 5 yrs
- 16.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 22.3%Peak (2016)
- 169Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Old East Rome. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 28.3%Housing insecurity
- 20.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 38.0%Food insecurity
- 36.3%SNAP enrollment
- 18.9%Transit barriers
- 21.6%No health insurance
- 22.6%Frequent mental distress
- 43.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Old East Rome
What moves this score most is economic stress at 9.9/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Rome eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Floyd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 767 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 16.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 22.3% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 98th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 13115001600
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13115001600?
Census tract 13115001600 in the Old East Rome neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 13115001600?
Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13115001600?
39.5% of residents in tract 13115001600 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,670.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13115001600?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 95th, minority 76th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 13115001600 considered part of Old East Rome?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13115001600 fall within Old East Rome (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13115001600?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 767 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13115001600 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.92% of renter households, peaking at 22.3% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13115001600 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.3% 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. 20.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13115001600 compare to Rome overall?
Tract 13115001600 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Rome at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rome eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Rome
Top eight tracts in Rome ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · GA
West Rome
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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Celanese
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Old East Rome
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
DeSoto Homes
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
Atlanta Junction
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
Tract · GA
West Rome
4.9
/ 10 · Moderate
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13115001705
4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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Fair Oaks
4.5
/ 10 · Moderate
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