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Westside Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville

Tract 13139001101 · Hall County, GA · pop 5,551 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Here is how census tract 13139001101, in the Westside neighborhood of Gainesville eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.3/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,551. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,094 a month while the average household earns $63,861 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 84% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 37% Stable renters 46% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units1,491
Renter share83.8%
SVI overall0.99
Poverty rate26.6%
Median income$63,861

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Westside
Moderate
Within parent city
84 th percentile
Rank, 84th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 26 tracts In Gainesville
High
Within county
92 th percentile
Rank, 92nd percentileLowHigh
#5 of 50 tracts In Hall County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#373 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.2842, -83.8350 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westside 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
26.6% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$1,094 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Westside compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Westside risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.55.5This tracttract 001101Gainesville: 2.32.3Gainesvilleparent cityCounty: 3.73.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 99

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)

  • 66Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 6.87%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.9%Peak (2003)
  • 66Filings in 2003 (latest validated)
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 Westside

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 38.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 21.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 66 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 6.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 6.9% 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 13139001101

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001101?

Census tract 13139001101 in the Westside neighborhood 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 13139001101?

Median gross rent is $1,094/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001101?

26.6% of residents in tract 13139001101 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,551.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001101?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 99th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 89th, minority 94th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 13139001101 considered part of Westside?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13139001101 fall within Westside (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13139001101?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 66 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13139001101 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.87% of renter households, peaking at 6.9% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13139001101 struggle to pay rent?

About 38.1% 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. 21.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13139001101 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139001101 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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