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Census Tract · Ranked #51,553 of 84,120 nationally

Walnut Grove Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13297110603 · Walton County, GA · pop 5,847 · 26% of tract blocks fall in Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove in Walton County anchors census tract 13297110603, which lands at 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 36% of renter households, a high level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,142 a month against an average household income of $73,350 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 15% of occupied homes.

Risk score
3.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 10% Owners 85%
Tract context
Occupied units2,175
Renter share15.1%
SVI overall0.50
Poverty rate17.6%
Median income$73,350

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Walnut Grove
Very High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 20 tracts In Walton County
High
Within state
45 th percentile
Rank, 45th percentileLowHigh
#1,525 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
National
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#51,553 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Walnut Grove and the region

Centroid at 33.7451, -83.8769 · click any tract to drill in

Why Walnut Grove scores 3.4

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
17.6% poverty · this tract
4.4
Supply constraint
$1,142 rent vs county FMR
1.2
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: 3.43.4This tracttract 110603Walnut Grove: 2.32.3Walnut Groveparent cityCounty: 3.03.0Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 50

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)

  • 555Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 36.44%Avg annual filing rate
  • 107.4%Peak (2004)
  • 71Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 132971106032004: 120 filings (107.36/100 renter HHs)2006: 59 filings (29.70/100 renter HHs)2007: 74 filings (37.25/100 renter HHs)2010: 100 filings (28.09/100 renter HHs)2013: 67 filings (19.42/100 renter HHs)2015: 64 filings (18.55/100 renter HHs)2016: 71 filings (14.73/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 41% 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 safer side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 13.5% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 50th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13297110603

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13297110603?

Census tract 13297110603 in Walnut Grove scores 3.4/10 (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 13297110603?

Median gross rent is $1,142/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13297110603?

17.6% of residents in tract 13297110603 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,847.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13297110603?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 50th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 41th, minority 28th, housing 38th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13297110603?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 555 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 13297110603 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 36.44% of renter households, peaking at 107.4% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 13297110603 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.5% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13297110603 compare to Walnut Grove overall?

Tract 13297110603 scores 3.4/10, higher than 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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