Census Tract · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally

Griffin Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13255160701 · Spalding County, GA · pop 6,314 · 72% of tract blocks fall in Griffin

Census tract 13255160701 sits in Griffin eviction risk in Spalding County, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 6.8/10. On the national scale it ranks #6,699 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 49% of renter households, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,151 a month against an average household income of $38,535 a year, roughly 36% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 40% Owners 22%

Tract context

Occupied units2,095

Renter share78.0%

SVI overall0.90

Poverty rate29.3%

Median income$38,535

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Griffin and the region

Centroid at 33.2377, -84.2964 · click any tract to drill in

Why Griffin scores 5.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Griffin

4.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.0

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

29.3% poverty · this tract

7.3

Supply constraint

$1,151 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Griffin

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Griffin

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Griffin

8.6

How Griffin compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

94%Socioeconomic
46%Household composition
73%Racial/ethnic minority
92%Housing & transportation

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.

25.9%Housing insecurity
17.6%Utility-shutoff threat
33.4%Food insecurity
30.7%SNAP enrollment
16.6%Transit barriers
19.1%No health insurance
21.3%Frequent mental distress
38.8%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Griffin

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Griffin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Spalding County average of 6.0 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 90th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13255160701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255160701?

Census tract 13255160701 in Griffin scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13255160701?

Median gross rent is $1,151/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13255160701?

29.3% of residents in tract 13255160701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,314.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13255160701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 46th, minority 73th, housing 92th.

What share of households in tract 13255160701 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.9% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13255160701 compare to Griffin overall?

Tract 13255160701 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Griffin at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Griffin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Griffin

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