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Census Tract · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13297110601 · Walton County, GA · pop 5,448 · 6% of tract blocks fall in Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove in Walton County is where census tract 13297110601 sits, home to 5,448 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.7/10. On the national scale it ranks #29,284 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,964 a month while the average household earns $99,025 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 4% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 2% Owners 96%
Tract context
Occupied units1,802
Renter share3.6%
SVI overall0.25
Poverty rate11.2%
Median income$99,025

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Walnut Grove
Very Low
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#12 of 20 tracts In Walton County
Moderate
Within state
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#2,156 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
National
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#68,306 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Grove and the region

Centroid at 33.7789, -83.8088 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Grove scores 2.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Walnut Grove
3.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.5
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
11.2% poverty · this tract
2.8
Supply constraint
$1,964 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Walnut Grove
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Walnut Grove
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Walnut Grove
6.5

How Walnut Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Walnut Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.42.4This tracttract 110601Walnut Grove: 2.32.3Walnut Groveparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 25

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)

  • 92Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 9.61%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.6%Peak (2010)
  • 7Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 132971106012004: 12 filings (8.80/100 renter HHs)2006: 10 filings (4.13/100 renter HHs)2007: 15 filings (6.19/100 renter HHs)2010: 24 filings (16.55/100 renter HHs)2013: 12 filings (11.76/100 renter HHs)2015: 12 filings (11.76/100 renter HHs)2016: 7 filings (8.05/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 42% over the past 7 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Walnut Grove

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.4/10. 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 Walnut Grove, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Walton County average of 5.5 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 25th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.7% 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 13297110601

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13297110601?

Census tract 13297110601 in Walnut Grove scores 2.4/10 (Lower 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 13297110601?

Median gross rent is $1,964/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13297110601?

11.2% of residents in tract 13297110601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,448.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13297110601?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 25th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 24th, household 34th, minority 24th, housing 35th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13297110601?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 92 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 13297110601 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 9.61% of renter households, peaking at 16.6% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13297110601 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.6% 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. 6.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13297110601 compare to Walnut Grove overall?

Tract 13297110601 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Walnut Grove at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Walnut Grove; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Walnut Grove

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

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