1 census tracts · pop 3,647 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Fortson Terrace maps to a single census tract in Columbus, GA and houses 3,647 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. 48% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Columbus rate of 30.3%.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1.4/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10.
The voucher gap is 12.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. At $1,250 a month, rents sit 13% over what the rest of Columbus commands. Among the 48 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #39 by risk, the lower third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Brookstone and Fox Chapel. Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $70,591. 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fortson Terrace vs ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport79%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Fortson Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
10.3%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
10.1%No health insurance
24.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fortson Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fortson Terrace?
Fortson Terrace scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Fortson Terrace compare to Columbus overall?
Fortson Terrace scores 0.6 points lower than Columbus overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 48% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $1,250 vs $1,106.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fortson Terrace?
Average gross rent in Fortson Terrace is $1,250/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fortson Terrace residents are renters?
61% of Fortson Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 3,647 residents.
Q5
Is Fortson Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Fortson Terrace sits in the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Fortson Terrace for landlords?
Fortson Terrace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Columbus as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Fortson Terrace?
Fortson Terrace has 3,670 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (63.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (13.7%), Hispanic / Latino (10.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
