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Benning Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215003200 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,245 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 5/10, tract 13215003200 in the Benning Park area of Columbus, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,245 residents. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 37.6% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 47% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units988
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate36.9%
Median income$27,431

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Benning Park
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Very High
Within county
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
High
Within state
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#681 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4305, -84.9434 · click any tract to drill in

Why Benning Park scores 5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
36.9% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$663 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
3.0

How Benning Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Benning Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.0This tracttract 0032003.6Columbusparent city4.1Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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 Benning Park

At $663 a month, rents run 40% under what the rest of Columbus commands. The dominant input is economic stress at 9.2/10.

This is renter territory: 89% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 37%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1/10.

The severe-burden share is 21%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Adults with no health insurance runs 27.4% against 11.3% nationally. Against the Muscogee County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.

That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. Social vulnerability reads 9.8/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured. about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.

Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $27,431.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215003200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215003200?

Census tract 13215003200 in the Benning Park neighborhood scores 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 13215003200?

Median gross rent is $663/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215003200?

36.9% of residents in tract 13215003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,245.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215003200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 97th, minority 94th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 13215003200 considered part of Benning Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215003200 fall within Benning Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215003200 struggle to pay rent?

About 44.1% 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. 37.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215003200 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215003200 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 3.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

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

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