Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Willett Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215003000 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,286 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

With a score of 5.7/10, tract 13215003000 in the Willett neighborhood of Columbus ranks in the Moderate tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,286 residents. It lands near the 65th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 54% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $907 monthly, set against $21,395 in average yearly household income, roughly 51% of income at the averages. Renters make up 84% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 28% Owners 17%

Tract context

Occupied units1,116

Renter share83.5%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate61.9%

Median income$21,395

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4431, -84.9513 · click any tract to drill in

Why Willett scores 6.7

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

61.9% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$907 rent vs county FMR

3.2

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: 96

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

98%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
97%Racial/ethnic minority
52%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. 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
19%Grade C
0%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.

39.4%Housing insecurity
32.9%Utility-shutoff threat
53.8%Food insecurity
57.7%SNAP enrollment
29.0%Transit barriers
26.5%No health insurance
24.3%Frequent mental distress
49.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Willett

The score leans hardest on 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 39.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13215003000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215003000?

Census tract 13215003000 in the Willett neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 13215003000?

Median gross rent is $907/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215003000?

61.9% of residents in tract 13215003000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,286.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215003000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 99th, minority 97th, housing 52th.

Is tract 13215003000 considered part of Willett?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215003000 fall within Willett (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215003000 struggle to pay rent?

About 39.4% 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. 32.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215003000 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215003000 scores 6.7/10, 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 13215003000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% 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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