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Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Jefferson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13157010701 · Jackson County, GA · pop 2,487 · 27% of tract blocks fall in Jefferson

Tract 13157010701, home to 2,487 residents in Jefferson, scores 5.5/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 58th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 61% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $813 a month while the average household earns $53,886 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 8% Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units913
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.66
Poverty rate18.6%
Median income$53,886

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 6 tracts In Jefferson
Very High
Within county
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 17 tracts In Jackson County
Very High
Within state
52 th percentile
Rank, 52nd percentileLowHigh
#1,353 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
National
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#46,312 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jefferson and the region

Centroid at 34.1467, -83.5318 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jefferson scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Jefferson
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
18.6% poverty · this tract
4.6
Supply constraint
$813 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jefferson
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jefferson
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jefferson
4.8

How Jefferson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Jefferson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.73.7This tracttract 010701Jefferson: 2.02.0Jeffersonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 66

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 Jefferson

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 5.2/10. 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 Jefferson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Jackson County average of 4.8 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 predominantly White and ranks around the 66th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% 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 13157010701

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13157010701?

Census tract 13157010701 in Jefferson scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 13157010701?

Median gross rent is $813/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13157010701?

18.6% of residents in tract 13157010701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,487.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13157010701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 66th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 21th, minority 26th, housing 95th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13157010701 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13157010701 compare to Jefferson overall?

Tract 13157010701 scores 3.7/10, higher than the parent city of Jefferson at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jefferson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jefferson

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

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