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Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Buford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13139001502 · Hall County, GA · pop 4,007 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Buford

With a score of 5.9/10, tract 13139001502 in Buford ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,007 residents. That is riskier than about 72% of US census tracts.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 42% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,653 monthly, set against $115,556 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 13% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 5% Owners 87%
Tract context
Occupied units1,604
Renter share13.5%
SVI overall0.11
Poverty rate4.7%
Median income$115,556

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#11 of 11 tracts In Buford
Very Low
Within county
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#48 of 50 tracts In Hall County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#2,472 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
National
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Buford and the region

Centroid at 34.1569, -84.0070 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buford scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Buford
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
4.7% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,653 rent vs county FMR
6.0
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.
Buford risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 001502Buford: 2.52.5Bufordparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 11

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)

  • 22Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 11.86%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.9%Peak (2003)
  • 22Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Buford

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 6.7/10. 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 Buford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hall County average of 5.6 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 11th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13139001502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001502?

Census tract 13139001502 in Buford scores 1.8/10 (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 13139001502?

Median gross rent is $1,653/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001502?

4.7% of residents in tract 13139001502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,007.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 11th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 6th, minority 22th, housing 11th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13139001502?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 22 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13139001502 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.86% of renter households, peaking at 11.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13139001502 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.1% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13139001502 compare to Buford overall?

Tract 13139001502 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Buford at 2.5/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Buford

Top eight tracts in Buford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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