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Census Tract · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally

Gainesville Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13139001204 · Hall County, GA · pop 5,017 · 22% of tract blocks fall in Gainesville

With a score of 5.6/10, tract 13139001204 in Gainesville ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 5,017 residents. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 30% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,140 a month while the average household earns $63,378 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 23% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units1,349
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.83
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$63,378

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
68 th percentile
Rank, 68th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 26 tracts In Gainesville
Elevated
Within county
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 50 tracts In Hall County
High
Within state
78 th percentile
Rank, 78th percentileLowHigh
#614 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,926 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.2282, -83.7972 · click any tract to drill in

Why Gainesville scores 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
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,140 rent vs county FMR
2.6
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: 5.05.0This tracttract 001204Gainesville: 2.32.3Gainesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 score leans hardest on 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 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.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 83rd 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 24.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13139001204

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001204?

Census tract 13139001204 in Gainesville scores 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 13139001204?

Median gross rent is $1,140/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001204?

19.6% of residents in tract 13139001204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,017.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001204?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 78th, minority 70th, housing 86th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13139001204 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.0% 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. 14.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13139001204 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139001204 scores 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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