Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #15,522 of 84,120 nationally
Griffin Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13255160900 · Spalding County, GA · pop 2,190 · 49% of tract blocks fall in Griffin
Census tract 13255160900 covers Griffin in Spalding County, home to 2,190 residents. For landlords it grades 6.7/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #7,943 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 45% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,059 a month against an average household income of $39,902 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 60% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 33%
Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units793
Renter share59.6%
SVI overall0.80
Poverty rate29.6%
Median income$39,902
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
75
th percentile
High
Within state
90
th percentile
High
National
82
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Griffin and the region
Centroid at 33.2488, -84.2293 · click any tract to drill in
Why Griffin scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
29.6% poverty · this tract
7.4
Supply constraint
$1,059 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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: 80
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 98%Socioeconomic
- 57%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 36%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,004Total filings over 6 yrs
- 32.09%Avg annual filing rate
- 33.4%Peak (2001)
- 171Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 6 months.
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.
- 25.3%Housing insecurity
- 17.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.8%Food insecurity
- 33.2%SNAP enrollment
- 17.0%Transit barriers
- 20.7%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 42.7%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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,004 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 32.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 33.4% of renter households in 2001.
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 13255160900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255160900?
Census tract 13255160900 in Griffin scores 5.7/10 (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 13255160900?
Median gross rent is $1,059/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13255160900?
29.6% of residents in tract 13255160900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,190.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13255160900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 80th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 98th, household 57th, minority 73th, housing 36th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13255160900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,004 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 13255160900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 32.09% of renter households, peaking at 33.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13255160900 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.3% 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. 17.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13255160900 compare to Griffin overall?
Tract 13255160900 scores 5.7/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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/ 10 · Low
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