Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
Clarkesville Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13137000300 · Habersham County, GA · pop 4,657 · 54% of tract blocks fall in Clarkesville
Here is how census tract 13137000300, in Clarkesville, looks to a landlord: a 4.4/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,657. On the national scale it ranks #66,553 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
19% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 4% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,021 a month against an average household income of $78,553 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 6%
Stable renters 23%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,722
Renter share28.8%
SVI overall0.59
Poverty rate8.2%
Median income$78,553
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
National
31
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Clarkesville and the region
Centroid at 34.6051, -83.5006 · click any tract to drill in
Why Clarkesville scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Clarkesville
2.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.2% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,021 rent vs county FMR
6.1
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clarkesville
4.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clarkesville
7.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clarkesville
5.4
How Clarkesville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 59
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 51%Socioeconomic
- 59%Household composition
- 25%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 19Total filings over 1 yrs
- 4.01%Avg annual filing rate
- 4.0%Peak (2004)
- 19Filings in 2004 (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.
- 9.5%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 11.2%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 11.6%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Clarkesville
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 7.5/10. 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 Clarkesville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Habersham County average of 5.1 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 19 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 4.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 4.0% of renter households in 2004.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 59th 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 13137000300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13137000300?
Census tract 13137000300 in Clarkesville scores 3/10 (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 13137000300?
Median gross rent is $1,021/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13137000300?
8.2% of residents in tract 13137000300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,657.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13137000300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 59th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 59th, minority 25th, housing 74th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13137000300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 19 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13137000300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 4.01% of renter households, peaking at 4.0% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13137000300 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.5% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13137000300 compare to Clarkesville overall?
Tract 13137000300 scores 3/10, higher than the parent city of Clarkesville at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clarkesville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Clarkesville
Top eight tracts in Clarkesville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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