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Census Tract · Ranked #71,178 of 84,120 nationally

Jefferson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13157010703 · Jackson County, GA · pop 3,877 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Jefferson

In Jefferson, census tract 13157010703 scores 5.3/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

100% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $103,357 a year. Renters make up 7% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.2
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 0% Owners 93%
Tract context
Occupied units1,382
Renter share6.7%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate10.3%
Median income$103,357

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
40 th percentile
Rank, 40th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 6 tracts In Jefferson
Moderate
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#12 of 17 tracts In Jackson County
Low
Within state
18 th percentile
Rank, 18th percentileLowHigh
#2,277 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
National
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#71,178 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jefferson and the region

Centroid at 34.0648, -83.6335 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jefferson scores 2.2

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
10.3% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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: 2.22.2This tracttract 010703Jefferson: 2.02.0Jeffersonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 39

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 score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 39th 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 13157010703

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13157010703?

Census tract 13157010703 in Jefferson scores 2.2/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 13157010703?

10.3% of residents in tract 13157010703 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,877.
Q3

How socially vulnerable is tract 13157010703?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 42th, minority 16th, housing 12th.
Q4

What share of households in tract 13157010703 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.7% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q5

How does tract 13157010703 compare to Jefferson overall?

Tract 13157010703 scores 2.2/10, right in line with 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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