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Neighborhood · Ranked #32,735 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Augusta

Tract 13245010104 · Richmond County, GA · pop 2,757 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi

Census tract 13245010104 belongs to Sterling Heights in Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia. It is home to 2,757 residents and scores 5.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 65% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 45% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,221 monthly, set against $81,597 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. Renters make up 43% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 24% Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,467
Renter share42.5%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate16.8%
Median income$81,597

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Sterling Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#38 of 55 tracts In Augusta
Low
Within county
31 th percentile
Rank, 31st percentileLowHigh
#39 of 56 tracts In Richmond County
Low
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#864 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Augusta and the region

Centroid at 33.5320, -82.0386 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Heights scores 4.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Augusta
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.8% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,221 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Augusta
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Augusta
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Augusta
3.2

How Sterling Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Sterling Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 010104Augusta: 2.62.6Augustaparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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)

  • 822Total filings over 9 yrs
  • 8.56%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak (2007)
  • 84Filings in 2010 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2001 to 2010
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 132450101042001: 62 filings (5.59/100 renter HHs)2003: 76 filings (6.85/100 renter HHs)2004: 86 filings (7.75/100 renter HHs)2005: 91 filings (8.89/100 renter HHs)2006: 106 filings (10.36/100 renter HHs)2007: 115 filings (11.24/100 renter HHs)2008: 114 filings (11.14/100 renter HHs)2009: 88 filings (8.60/100 renter HHs)2010: 84 filings (6.60/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 35% over the past 9 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Sterling Heights. 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 Sterling Heights

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Augusta eviction risk-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Richmond County average of 5.8 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 822 eviction filings here over 9 tracked years, with about 8.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.2% of renter households in 2007.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13245010104

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13245010104?

Census tract 13245010104 in the Sterling Heights neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 13245010104?

Median gross rent is $1,221/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13245010104?

16.8% of residents in tract 13245010104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,757.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13245010104?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 3th, minority 56th, housing 47th.
Q5

Is tract 13245010104 considered part of Sterling Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13245010104 fall within Sterling Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13245010104?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 822 eviction filings across 9 validated years in tract 13245010104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 8.56% of renter households, peaking at 11.2% in 2007. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13245010104 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13245010104 compare to Augusta overall?

Tract 13245010104 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Augusta at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Augusta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Augusta

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

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