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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

West Rome Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13115000500 · Floyd County, GA · pop 3,536 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi

With a score of 6.7/10, tract 13115000500 in the West Rome area of Rome ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,536 residents. On the national scale it ranks #7,903 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 57% of renter households, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $871 a month against an average household income of $34,522 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35% Stable renters 26% Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,586
Renter share60.8%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate34.9%
Median income$34,522

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In West Rome
Very High
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 20 tracts In Rome
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 26 tracts In Floyd County
Very High
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#247 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Rome and the region

Centroid at 34.2808, -85.2059 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Rome scores 5.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
34.9% poverty · this tract
8.7
Supply constraint
$871 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 West Rome compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
West Rome risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 000500Rome: 2.32.3Romeparent cityCounty: 4.24.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 86

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 611Total filings over 5 yrs
  • 15.76%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.7%Peak (2016)
  • 140Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2010 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 131150005002010: 112 filings (16.97/100 renter HHs)2012: 121 filings (15.22/100 renter HHs)2013: 107 filings (13.46/100 renter HHs)2014: 131 filings (16.48/100 renter HHs)2016: 140 filings (16.65/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 25% over the past 5 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Rome

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 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.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 86th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 13115000500

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13115000500?

Census tract 13115000500 in the West Rome neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 13115000500?

Median gross rent is $871/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13115000500?

34.9% of residents in tract 13115000500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,536.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13115000500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 86th, household 89th, minority 74th, housing 64th.
Q5

Is tract 13115000500 considered part of West Rome?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13115000500 fall within West Rome (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13115000500?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 611 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13115000500 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.76% of renter households, peaking at 16.7% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13115000500 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.1% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13115000500 compare to Rome overall?

Tract 13115000500 scores 5.8/10, 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.

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