Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

Oakland Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cartersville

Tract 13015960403 · Bartow County, GA · pop 4,296 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Here is how census tract 13015960403, in Oakland Heights in Cartersville eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.9/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 4,296. On the national scale it ranks #23,314 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,307 monthly, set against $52,535 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 66% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 38% Owners 33%

Tract context

Occupied units1,649

Renter share66.2%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate24.1%

Median income$52,535

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cartersville and the region

Centroid at 34.2117, -84.7996 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oakland Heights scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Cartersville

3.2

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.5

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

24.1% poverty · this tract

6.0

Supply constraint

$1,307 rent vs county FMR

2.1

Rent control risk

Inherited from Cartersville

6.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.9

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Cartersville

8.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Cartersville

6.2

How Oakland Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

78%Socioeconomic
87%Household composition
62%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation

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.

20.3%Housing insecurity
13.5%Utility-shutoff threat
26.4%Food insecurity
24.0%SNAP enrollment
13.7%Transit barriers
19.0%No health insurance
20.9%Frequent mental distress
37.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Oakland Heights

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at $1/10. 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 Cartersville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Bartow County average of 5.1 and above 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 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.5% 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 13015960403

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13015960403?

Census tract 13015960403 in the Oakland Heights neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13015960403?

Median gross rent is $1,307/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13015960403?

24.1% of residents in tract 13015960403 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,296.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13015960403?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 87th, minority 62th, housing 89th.

Is tract 13015960403 considered part of Oakland Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13015960403 fall within Oakland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13015960403 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.3% 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. 13.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13015960403 compare to Cartersville overall?

Tract 13015960403 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Cartersville at 2.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cartersville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Cartersville

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