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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Buford Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13139001607 · Hall County, GA · pop 6,147 · 36% of tract blocks fall in Buford

Here is how census tract 13139001607, in Buford in Hall County, looks to a landlord: a 5.8/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 6,147. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 33% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,725 a month while the average household earns $81,719 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 11% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units1,809
Renter share16.0%
SVI overall0.55
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$81,719

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 11 tracts In Buford
Very High
Within county
41 th percentile
Rank, 41st percentileLowHigh
#30 of 50 tracts In Hall County
Moderate
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,525 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Buford and the region

Centroid at 34.1483, -83.9551 · click any tract to drill in

Why Buford scores 3.4

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
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,725 rent vs county FMR
6.5
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 001607Buford: 2.52.5Bufordparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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)

  • 55Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 32.02%Avg annual filing rate
  • 32.0%Peak (2003)
  • 55Filings 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 about the same as the Hall County average of 5.6 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 55 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 32.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 32.0% of renter households in 2003.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13139001607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001607?

Census tract 13139001607 in Buford scores 3.4/10 (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 13139001607?

Median gross rent is $1,725/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001607?

17.0% of residents in tract 13139001607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,147.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 80th, minority 51th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13139001607?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 55 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13139001607 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.02% of renter households, peaking at 32.0% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13139001607 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.8% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13139001607 compare to Buford overall?

Tract 13139001607 scores 3.4/10, higher 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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