1 census tracts · pop 6,536 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 5.1–5.1
Summerville is a one-tract neighborhood of Lawrenceville, GA, population 6,536. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.1/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 50% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Lawrenceville rate of 37.1%.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.2/10. On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 8.7/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 8/10. The severe-burden share is 13%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. 21.2% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
At $1,896 a month, rents sit 18% over what the rest of Lawrenceville commands. The filing record is not thin: 1,672 evictions logged in this tract.
The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 49.8% of renter households. That places it #7 of 17 neighborhoods in Lawrenceville. Judgments average 21.6% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
Social vulnerability runs high at 8.9/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 31% of average household income of $73,287.
One tract means one number: 5.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Summerville vs LawrencevilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport77%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Summerville
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,672Total filings (sum)
48.60%Avg annual filing rate
49.8%Peak year (2016)
49.83%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,023Total filings 2020-21
13.5Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Summerville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
20.6%Housing insecurity
12.2%Utility shutoff threat
24.0%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
21.2%No health insurance
29.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Summerville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Summerville?
Summerville scores 5.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Summerville compare to Lawrenceville overall?
Summerville scores 0.5 points higher than Lawrenceville overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 50% of income on rent vs 37% citywide. Average rent: $1,896 vs $1,613.
Q3
What is the average rent in Summerville?
Average gross rent in Summerville is $1,896/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Summerville residents are renters?
41% of Summerville households are renter-occupied (vs 53% in Lawrenceville). The neighborhood has 6,536 residents.
Q5
Is Summerville a high social-vulnerability area?
Summerville sits in the 87th 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.
Q6
How safe is Summerville for landlords?
Summerville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Lawrenceville as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Summerville?
Summerville has 6,759 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (32.6%), Hispanic / Latino (26.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (21.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
