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Neighborhood · Columbus, GA

Willett Eviction Risk: Moderate

2 census tracts · pop 5,801 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10 · range 5–5

Willett spans 2 census tracts of Columbus, GA and houses 5,801 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 30.3% citywide, putting Willett 22.9% over its own city.

The severe-burden share is 37%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 49%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

Food insecurity affects 51.3% of adults, 33.5 points above the national rate. 84% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.

Set annual rent against average household income of $31,174 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. 24.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Average gross rent is $888, 20% below the Columbus average of $1,106. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.5/10. Among the 48 mapped neighborhoods of Columbus, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Benning Park and Rose Hill. Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.

With little internal variation, 5/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Willett vs Columbus How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
53.2% +76%
Columbus: 30.3%
Average gross rent
$888 -20%
Columbus: $1,106
Average HH income
$31,174 -45%
Columbus: $56,622
Poverty rate
49.4% +162%
Columbus: 18.8%
Renter share
83.7% +70%
Columbus: 49.2%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Willett and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 5–5

Why Willett scores 5

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
53% 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
84% 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
49.4% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–3.2 across tracts
3.0
Risk score comparison

Willett vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Willett score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.0WillettNeighborhood3.6Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Willett

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13215002700 5 3,515 45% $876
13215003000 5 2,286 66% $907
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 95

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 98%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 80%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 69%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted

Eviction-adjacent indicators in Willett

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

Frequently asked

About Willett

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Willett?

Willett scores 5/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Willett compare to Columbus overall?

Willett scores 1.4 points higher than Columbus overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 30% citywide. Average rent: $888 vs $1,106.
Q3

What is the average rent in Willett?

Average gross rent in Willett is $888/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Willett residents are renters?

84% of Willett households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Columbus). The neighborhood has 5,801 residents.
Q5

Is Willett a high social-vulnerability area?

Willett sits in the 95th 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

Which tracts in Willett have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Willett is census tract 13215002700 (score 5/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5, a spread of 0 points.
Q7

How safe is Willett for landlords?

Willett carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Willett?

Willett has 5,652 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (92.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (3%), Other / Multiracial (2.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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