Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Census Tract · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Buchanan Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13143010202 · Haralson County, GA · pop 2,414 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Buchanan
In Buchanan, census tract 13143010202 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 73% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 45% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,057 a month against an average household income of $61,250 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 3%
Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units1,062
Renter share12.3%
SVI overall0.22
Poverty rate14.0%
Median income$61,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buchanan and the region
Centroid at 33.8404, -85.2959 · click any tract to drill in
Why Buchanan scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Buchanan
2.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
14.0% poverty · this tract
3.5
Supply constraint
$1,057 rent vs county FMR
4.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buchanan
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buchanan
9.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buchanan
6.3
How Buchanan compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 22
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 15%Household composition
- 1%Racial/ethnic minority
- 7%Housing & transportation
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.
- 10.3%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 13.2%Food insecurity
- 10.4%SNAP enrollment
- 7.3%Transit barriers
- 11.2%No health insurance
- 17.6%Frequent mental distress
- 32.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Buchanan
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.2/10. 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 Buchanan, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Haralson County average of 5.0 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 22nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13143010202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13143010202?
Census tract 13143010202 in Buchanan scores 4.1/10 (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 13143010202?
Median gross rent is $1,057/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13143010202?
14.0% of residents in tract 13143010202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,414.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13143010202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 22th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 15th, minority 1th, housing 7th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13143010202 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13143010202 compare to Buchanan overall?
Tract 13143010202 scores 4.1/10, higher than the parent city of Buchanan at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buchanan; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Buchanan
Top eight tracts in Buchanan ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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