Neighborhood · Ranked #6,848 of 84,120 nationally

Willett Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215002700 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 3,515 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

With a score of 5.6/10, tract 13215002700 in Willett in Columbus ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,515 residents. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $876 a month while the average household earns $37,534 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. About 84% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.6

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 46% Owners 16%

Tract context

Occupied units1,115

Renter share83.9%

SVI overall0.94

Poverty rate41.4%

Median income$37,534

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4484, -84.9672 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willett scores 6.6

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

41.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$876 rent vs county FMR

2.9

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 Willett compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

97%Socioeconomic
68%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
4%Grade C
15%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Willett. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

36.9%Housing insecurity
28.5%Utility-shutoff threat
48.7%Food insecurity
50.7%SNAP enrollment
25.1%Transit barriers
22.1%No health insurance
24.5%Frequent mental distress
44.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willett

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Muscogee County average of 5.0 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 94th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

This tract overlaps land the federal Home Owners' Loan Corporation redlined in the 1930s, a dominant grade of D ("Hazardous") across 15% of the tract. Redlining cut off mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class blocks, and those areas still tend to carry higher rent burden and eviction filings today.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215002700

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002700?

Census tract 13215002700 in the Willett neighborhood scores 6.6/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13215002700?

Median gross rent is $876/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002700?

41.4% of residents in tract 13215002700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,515.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 68th, minority 97th, housing 79th.

Is tract 13215002700 considered part of Willett?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002700 fall within Willett (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215002700 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.9% 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. 28.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215002700 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002700 scores 6.6/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.7/10. 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.

Was tract 13215002700 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 15% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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