Within parent city
40
th percentile
Moderate
Census Tract · Ranked #42,813 of 84,120 nationally
Buford Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13135050631 · Gwinnett County, GA · pop 8,863 · 20% of tract blocks fall in Buford
13135050631 is a census tract in Buford, GA. It scores 4.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 8,863 residents. The severe-burden share is 50%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 86%
Tract context
Occupied units2,640
Renter share14.2%
SVI overall0.33
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$119,375
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
59
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buford and the region
Centroid at 34.1093, -83.9545 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buford scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Buford
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,804 rent vs county FMR
4.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buford
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buford
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buford
6.2
How Buford compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 33
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 41%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 66%Racial/ethnic minority
- 5%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 277Total filings 2020-21
- 3.6Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 13.7%Housing insecurity
- 8.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 16.4%Food insecurity
- 12.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.6%Transit barriers
- 13.5%No health insurance
- 16.7%Frequent mental distress
- 28.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buford
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Average gross rent is $1,804, 33% above the Buford average.
On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. Running cool, eviction-process difficulty reads 2.3/10. The poverty rate is 21%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.
On the national scale it lands near the 49th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Only 14% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin; price a renewal off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.9/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the least pressured. 52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
It tracks the Gwinnett County average of 4.1 closely. Annual rent works out to 18% of average household income of $119,375.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13135050631
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13135050631?
Census tract 13135050631 in Buford scores 4.4/10 (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 13135050631?
Median gross rent is $1,804/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13135050631?
21.3% of residents in tract 13135050631 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 8,863.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13135050631?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 33th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 78th, minority 66th, housing 5th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13135050631 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.7% 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. 8.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13135050631 compare to Buford overall?
Tract 13135050631 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Buford at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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