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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Augusta

Tract 13245010108 · Richmond County, GA · pop 1,069 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

The Sterling Heights area of Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) anchors census tract 13245010108, which lands at 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,126 a month against an average household income of $49,497 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 83% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 52% Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units602
Renter share83.2%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$49,497

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Sterling Heights
Very High
Within parent city
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#29 of 55 tracts In Augusta
Moderate
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#28 of 56 tracts In Richmond County
Moderate
Within state
81 th percentile
Rank, 81st percentileLowHigh
#523 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Augusta and the region

Centroid at 33.5160, -82.0347 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sterling Heights scores 5.2

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
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,126 rent vs county FMR
4.6
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: 5.25.2This tracttract 010108Augusta: 2.62.6Augustaparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 27

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

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

What moves this score most is economic stress at 4.9/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 27th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13245010108

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13245010108?

Census tract 13245010108 in the Sterling Heights neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 13245010108?

Median gross rent is $1,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13245010108?

19.6% of residents in tract 13245010108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,069.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13245010108?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 2th, minority 80th, housing 30th.
Q5

Is tract 13245010108 considered part of Sterling Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13245010108 fall within Sterling Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13245010108 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13245010108 compare to Augusta overall?

Tract 13245010108 scores 5.2/10, 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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