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 ColumbusHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport69%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.
37.9%Housing insecurity
30.2%Utility shutoff threat
50.7%Food insecurity
53.5%SNAP enrollment
23.8%No health insurance
46.6%Any disability
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.