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Census Tract · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally

Gainesville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13139001202 · Hall County, GA · pop 6,908 · 14% of tract blocks fall in Gainesville

Eviction risk in Gainesville eviction risk centers on tract 13139001202, which scores 6.3/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 6,908 residents. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 44% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 32% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,261 a month while the average household earns $65,603 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 36% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 20% Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units1,658
Renter share35.7%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate26.9%
Median income$65,603

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
80 th percentile
Rank, 80th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 26 tracts In Gainesville
High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 50 tracts In Hall County
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#373 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
National
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#18,240 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.2251, -83.7514 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gainesville scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Gainesville
3.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
26.9% poverty · this tract
6.7
Supply constraint
$1,261 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Gainesville
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Gainesville
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Gainesville
7.9

How Gainesville compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Gainesville risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 001202Gainesville: 2.32.3Gainesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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)

  • 54Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 15.91%Avg annual filing rate
  • 15.9%Peak (2003)
  • 54Filings 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 Gainesville

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Gainesville eviction risk, 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 Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 54 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 15.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 15.9% of renter households in 2003.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13139001202

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001202?

Census tract 13139001202 in Gainesville scores 5.5/10 (Moderate 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 13139001202?

Median gross rent is $1,261/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001202?

26.9% of residents in tract 13139001202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,908.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 68th, minority 83th, housing 52th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13139001202?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 54 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13139001202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.91% of renter households, peaking at 15.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13139001202 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.1% 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. 13.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13139001202 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139001202 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Gainesville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gainesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Gainesville

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

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