Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Varnell Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13313000304 · Whitfield County, GA · pop 3,438 · 12% of tract blocks fall in Varnell
In Varnell, census tract 13313000304 scores 4.4/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 21% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 19% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $924 a month while the average household earns $77,120 a year, roughly 14% of income at the averages. About 19% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 4%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 81%
Tract context
Occupied units1,350
Renter share18.7%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate7.1%
Median income$77,120
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
10
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
National
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Varnell and the region
Centroid at 34.8532, -84.9681 · click any tract to drill in
Why Varnell scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Varnell
3.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.0
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.1% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$924 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Varnell
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Varnell
3.1
Housing court bias
Inherited from Varnell
5.3
How Varnell compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 76%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 56%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.4%Food insecurity
- 10.2%SNAP enrollment
- 8.1%Transit barriers
- 17.3%No health insurance
- 17.3%Frequent mental distress
- 29.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Varnell
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 6.7/10. 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 Varnell, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Whitfield County average of 5.2 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 62nd 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 13313000304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13313000304?
Census tract 13313000304 in Varnell scores 2.6/10 (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 13313000304?
Median gross rent is $924/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 19% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13313000304?
7.1% of residents in tract 13313000304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,438.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13313000304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 24th, minority 56th, housing 58th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13313000304 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13313000304 compare to Varnell overall?
Tract 13313000304 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Varnell at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Varnell; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Varnell
Top eight tracts in Varnell ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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