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Census Tract · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Clayton Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13241970201 · Rabun County, GA · pop 3,990 · 35% of tract blocks fall in Clayton

The Moderate-tier score of 4.7/10 for census tract 13241970201 reflects conditions in Clayton in Rabun County, Georgia. That is riskier than about 29% of US census tracts.

32% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $931 a month while the average household earns $59,193 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
4.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 19% Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units1,455
Renter share27.6%
SVI overall0.46
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$59,193

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Clayton
Very Low
Within county
57 th percentile
Rank, 57th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 8 tracts In Rabun County
Elevated
Within state
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#776 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
National
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#29,578 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Clayton and the region

Centroid at 34.9169, -83.5042 · click any tract to drill in

Why Clayton scores 4.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Clayton
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$931 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Clayton
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Clayton
7.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Clayton
6.4

How Clayton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Clayton risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.74.7This tracttract 970201Clayton: 2.32.3Claytonparent cityCounty: 4.04.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 46

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 59Total filings over 3 yrs
  • 5.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 7.3%Peak (2003)
  • 17Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2003 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 132419702012003: 23 filings (7.31/100 renter HHs)2004: 19 filings (6.04/100 renter HHs)2015: 17 filings (3.73/100 renter HHs)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Clayton

What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 7.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Clayton, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Rabun County average of 4.7 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 59 eviction filings here over 3 tracked years, with about 5.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 7.3% of renter households in 2003.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13241970201

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13241970201?

Census tract 13241970201 in Clayton scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13241970201?

Median gross rent is $931/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 32% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13241970201?

12.9% of residents in tract 13241970201 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,990.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13241970201?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 46th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 50th, household 31th, minority 28th, housing 58th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13241970201?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 59 eviction filings across 3 validated years in tract 13241970201 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.69% of renter households, peaking at 7.3% in 2003. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13241970201 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.2% 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. 7.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13241970201 compare to Clayton overall?

Tract 13241970201 scores 4.7/10, higher than the parent city of Clayton at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Clayton; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Clayton

Top eight tracts in Clayton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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