Within parent city
82
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #5,690 of 84,120 nationally
Valdosta Eviction Risk: Elevated
Tract 13185011402 · Lowndes County, GA · pop 2,399 · 41% of tract blocks fall in Valdosta
Eviction risk in Valdosta eviction risk centers on tract 13185011402, which scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 2,399 residents. That is riskier than roughly 89% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 35% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $826 a month against an average household income of $30,125 a year, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 42% of occupied homes.
Risk score
6.8
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 27%
Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units704
Renter share41.6%
SVI overall0.69
Poverty rate37.5%
Median income$30,125
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
89
th percentile
High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
National
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Valdosta and the region
Centroid at 30.7944, -83.2807 · click any tract to drill in
Why Valdosta scores 6.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Valdosta
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
37.5% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$826 rent vs county FMR
2.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Valdosta
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Valdosta
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Valdosta
8.1
How Valdosta compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 69
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 13%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 76%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.
- 32.5%Housing insecurity
- 23.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 44.2%Food insecurity
- 43.9%SNAP enrollment
- 22.6%Transit barriers
- 27.7%No health insurance
- 22.9%Frequent mental distress
- 47.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Valdosta
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 Valdosta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Lowndes County average of 6.1 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 32.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 23.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 69th 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.
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 13185011402
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13185011402?
Census tract 13185011402 in Valdosta scores 6.8/10 (Elevated 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 13185011402?
Median gross rent is $826/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13185011402?
37.5% of residents in tract 13185011402 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,399.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13185011402?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 69th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 13th, minority 73th, housing 76th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13185011402 struggle to pay rent?
About 32.5% 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. 23.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13185011402 compare to Valdosta overall?
Tract 13185011402 scores 6.8/10, higher than the parent city of Valdosta at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Valdosta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Valdosta
Top eight tracts in Valdosta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · GA
Provident
7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Hallmark Heights
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Charter Oaks
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
South Ree Springs
6.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Prescott
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Forrest Place
6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Provident
6.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Forrestwood Estates
6.3
/ 10 · Elevated
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