Olde Town Historic District Eviction Risk: Moderate , Augusta

Cost burden runs roughly three in four here against 51.1% across Richmond County. Annualized rent equals 73% of average household income of $17,578, past the 30% affordability line, which thins the margin any screening standard has to work with.

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 43%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.6/10.

Housing insecurity runs 32.2% against 14.2% nationally. 75% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.2/10.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 24.3% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Richmond County average of 4.0, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points.

The filing record is not thin: 1,381 evictions over 9 years of observation. The worst year on record was 2004, when 25.2% of renter households were served.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.