West Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Hattiesburg

Against Forrest County at 35.0%, 51% of renters here are cost-burdened. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

The poverty rate is 44%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. 88% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $33,850 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 1.8/10. Against the Forrest County average of 4.1, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.2 points.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 17.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. SNAP participation runs 22.5% against 15.2% nationally. Nationally it ranks #28,095 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.4/10.

Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.