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Neighborhood · Columbus, GA

Smith Residential Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,775 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.3/10 · range 4.3–4.3

Smith Residential Historic District is a one-tract neighborhood of Columbus, GA, population 1,775. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.3/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 80% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.

The poverty rate is 24%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Against a Columbus baseline of 30.3%, roughly one in three of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 2.5/10. SNAP participation is 23.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity affects 26.2% of adults, 8.4 points above the national rate. At $988 a month, rents sit 11% under what the rest of Columbus commands.

That places it #24 of 48 neighborhoods in Columbus. For a like-for-like read, Clubview Heights and Forest Hills score within a fraction of it. Social vulnerability runs high at 8.1/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 4.3/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Smith Residential Historic District vs Columbus How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.8% +18%
Columbus: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$988 -11%
Columbus: $1,106
Average HH income
$58,184 +3%
Columbus: $56,622
Poverty rate
24.4% +30%
Columbus: 18.8%
Renter share
80.0% +63%
Columbus: 49.2%
Peer neighborhoods

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Smith Residential Historic District and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.3–4.3

Why Smith Residential Historic District scores 4.3

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 6.2–6.2 across tracts
6.2
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
36% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
80% renter households · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 3.0–3.0 across tracts
3.0
Economic stress
24.4% below poverty line · Range 6.1–6.1 across tracts
6.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.9–3.9 across tracts
3.9
Risk score comparison

Smith Residential Historic District vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Smith Residential Historic District score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.3Smith Residential Neighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Smith Residential Historic District

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13215011100 4.3 1,775 36% $988
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 79

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 95%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 8%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 65%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 88%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Smith Residential Historic District

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Smith Residential Historic District

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Smith Residential Historic District?

Smith Residential Historic District scores 4.3/10 (Moderate 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 Smith Residential Historic District compare to Columbus overall?

Smith Residential Historic District scores 0.7 points higher than Columbus overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $988 vs $1,106.
Q3

What is the average rent in Smith Residential Historic District?

Average gross rent in Smith Residential Historic District is $988/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Smith Residential Historic District residents are renters?

80% of Smith Residential Historic District households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 1,775 residents.
Q5

Is Smith Residential Historic District a high social-vulnerability area?

Smith Residential Historic District sits in the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Smith Residential Historic District for landlords?

Smith Residential Historic District carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.3/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Smith Residential Historic District?

Smith Residential Historic District has 1,780 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.3%), Hispanic / Latino (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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