Skip to content
Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in West Rome , Rome

3 census tracts · pop 10,678 · pop-weighted composite 6.4/10 · range 6.1–6.7

West Rome is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Rome with 3 census tracts and a population of 10,678 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 60% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,063/month sits 3% higher than the Rome citywide median ($1,032).

Eviction Risk
6.4
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
60%
30% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,063
Median household income
$43,796
21.0% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

West Rome vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

West Rome score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0West Rome: 6.46.4West RomeNeighborhoodParent city: 6.26.2Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · GA
Atlanta Junction
6.4
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.3K
Peer · GA
Celanese
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 4.5K
Peer · GA
Gaither Park
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
1 tracts · pop. 5.3K
Peer · GA
Old East Rome
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 5.1K
Comparison

West Rome vs Rome

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.4 +3%
Rome: 6.2
Rent burden
59.6% +91%
Rome: 31.2%
Median gross rent
$1,063 +3%
Rome: $1,032
Median HH income
$43,796 -14%
Rome: $51,106
Poverty rate
21.0% +2%
Rome: 20.6%
Renter share
56.9% +12%
Rome: 50.8%
Where

Tract centroids in West Rome

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

White-Hispanic Neighborhood — 10,344 residents across all tracts in West Rome. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

Hispanic / Latino: 29.7% White (non-Hispanic): 42.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 21.9% Asian (non-Hispanic): 2.7% Other / Multiracial: 2.8%
  • Hispanic / Latino 29.7%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 42.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 21.9%
  • Asian (non-Hispanic) 2.7%
  • Other / Multiracial 2.8%
Census tracts

3 tracts in West Rome

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

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
13115000500 6.7 3,536 57% $871
13115000401 6.4 3,006 51% $997
13115000403 6.1 4,136 69% $1,274
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 83

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 81%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 92%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 69%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in West Rome

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 611Total filings (sum)
  • 15.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.7%Peak year (2016)
  • 16.65%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in West Rome

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

Frequently asked

About West Rome

What is the eviction-risk score for West Rome?

West Rome scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) across 3 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.

How does West Rome compare to Rome overall?

West Rome scores 0.2 points higher than Rome overall (6.2/10). Rent burden: 60% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,063 vs $1,032.

What is the median rent in West Rome?

Median gross rent in West Rome eviction risk is $1,063/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of West Rome residents are renters?

57% of West Rome households are renter-occupied (vs 51% in Rome). The neighborhood has 10,678 residents.

Is West Rome a high social-vulnerability area?

West Rome sits in the 83th 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.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near West Rome