1 census tracts · pop 2,697 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.7–3.7
Barnes is a one-tract neighborhood of Gainesville, GA and houses 2,697 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.7/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 9.6/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10.
At $1,032 a month, rents sit 21% under what the rest of Gainesville commands. around a third of renters spend 30% or more of household income on rent. Among the 21 mapped neighborhoods of Gainesville, it ranks #20 by risk, the lower third.
Only 26% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. For a like-for-like read, Lanier Northwest and Holiday Hills score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Rent takes 16% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Barnes vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority45%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport66%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Barnes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.1%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
12.4%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
16.1%No health insurance
31.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Barnes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Barnes?
Barnes scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Barnes compare to Gainesville overall?
Barnes scores 0.9 points lower than Gainesville overall (4.6/10). Renters spend 33% of income on rent vs 35% citywide. Average rent: $1,032 vs $1,299.
Q3
What is the average rent in Barnes?
Average gross rent in Barnes is $1,032/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Barnes residents are renters?
26% of Barnes households are renter-occupied (vs 61% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 2,697 residents.
Q5
Is Barnes a high social-vulnerability area?
Barnes sits in the 78th 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 Barnes for landlords?
Barnes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Gainesville as a whole (4.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Barnes?
Barnes has 2,542 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (78%), Hispanic / Latino (19.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (1.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
