Neighborhood · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

North Highland Eviction Risk: Lower , Cartersville

Tract 13015960701 · Bartow County, GA · pop 4,014 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

North Highland in Cartersville is where census tract 13015960701 sits, home to 4,014 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 5.2/10. It lands near the 47th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 34% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,154 a month while the average household earns $76,196 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 38% Owners 43%

Tract context

Occupied units1,578

Renter share57.5%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate14.0%

Median income$76,196

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Cartersville and the region

Centroid at 34.1810, -84.7940 · click any tract to drill in

Why North Highland scores 3.7

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

14.0% poverty · this tract

3.5

Supply constraint

$1,154 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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 North Highland compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

73%Socioeconomic
35%Household composition
66%Racial/ethnic minority
82%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.

18.1%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
21.6%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
11.0%Transit barriers
19.3%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
34.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North Highland

The heaviest input here is 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 about the same as the Bartow County average of 5.1 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 73rd 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 18.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% 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 13015960701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13015960701?

Census tract 13015960701 in the North Highland neighborhood scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13015960701?

Median gross rent is $1,154/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13015960701?

14.0% of residents in tract 13015960701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,014.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13015960701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 35th, minority 66th, housing 82th.

Is tract 13015960701 considered part of North Highland?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13015960701 fall within North Highland (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13015960701 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.1% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13015960701 compare to Cartersville overall?

Tract 13015960701 scores 3.7/10, 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.