2 census tracts · pop 4,721 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10
· range 3.6–4
Oglethorpe Homes spans 2 census tracts of Augusta, GA and houses 4,721 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Augusta baseline of 32.9%, 47% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.2/10. Severe burden reaches 21%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.3/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 1,046 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
Average gross rent is $965, 15% below the Augusta average of $1,142. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 16.8% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 11.3% in 2010 against a 16.8% peak. That places it #21 of 30 neighborhoods in Augusta. Rent takes 20% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.4 points apart at the extremes.
With little internal variation, 3.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oglethorpe Homes vs AugustaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority74%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oglethorpe Homes
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,046Total filings (sum)
11.45%Avg annual filing rate
16.8%Peak year (2003)
11.17%Latest filed (2010)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Oglethorpe Homes
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.0%Housing insecurity
11.7%Utility shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
18.4%SNAP enrollment
13.7%No health insurance
33.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oglethorpe Homes
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oglethorpe Homes?
Oglethorpe Homes scores 3.7/10 (Lower 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 Oglethorpe Homes compare to Augusta overall?
Oglethorpe Homes scores 0.0 points higher than Augusta overall (3.7/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $965 vs $1,142.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oglethorpe Homes?
Average gross rent in Oglethorpe Homes is $965/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oglethorpe Homes residents are renters?
50% of Oglethorpe Homes households are renter-occupied (vs 49% in Augusta). The neighborhood has 4,721 residents.
Q5
Is Oglethorpe Homes a high social-vulnerability area?
Oglethorpe Homes sits in the 59th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Oglethorpe Homes have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oglethorpe Homes is census tract 13245001300 (score 4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.6 to 4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Oglethorpe Homes for landlords?
Oglethorpe Homes carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). 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 Augusta as a whole (3.7/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oglethorpe Homes?
Oglethorpe Homes has 4,472 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (44.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (35.1%), Hispanic / Latino (11.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
