Neighborhood · Ranked #18,163 of 84,120 nationally

Hillcrest Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Macon-Bibb County

Tract 13021014000 · Bibb County, GA · pop 3,664 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 13021014000 covers part of the Hillcrest Heights area of Macon-Bibb County, GA, and scores 6/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,664 residents. The severe-burden share is 44%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 23% Owners 38%

Tract context

Occupied units1,310

Renter share61.6%

SVI overall0.92

Poverty rate52.6%

Median income$22,070

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Macon-Bibb County and the region

Centroid at 32.8401, -83.6691 · click any tract to drill in

Why Hillcrest Heights scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Macon-Bibb County

6.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

6.2

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

52.6% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$788 rent vs county FMR

1.3

Rent control risk

Inherited from Macon-Bibb County

8.2

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Macon-Bibb County

9.0

Housing court bias

Inherited from Macon-Bibb County

8.4

How Hillcrest Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

99%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
90%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
8%Grade B
18%Grade C
24%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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.

35.9%Housing insecurity
30.2%Utility-shutoff threat
50.4%Food insecurity
54.9%SNAP enrollment
26.2%Transit barriers
21.4%No health insurance
23.0%Frequent mental distress
50.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Hillcrest Heights

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 53%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.

On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.6/10. Housing insecurity runs 35.9% against 14.2% nationally.

Set annual rent against average income of $22,070 and the ratio lands at 43%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Disability prevalence runs 50.6% against 31.5% nationally.

Against Bibb County at 51.4%, 63% of renters here are cost-burdened. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9/10. At $788 a month, rents run 26% under what the rest of Macon-Bibb County commands.

It sits 1.1 points above the Bibb County average of 4.9. This ground was mapped D ("Hazardous") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Macon. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13021014000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13021014000?

Census tract 13021014000 in the Hillcrest Heights neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 13021014000?

Median gross rent is $788/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13021014000?

52.6% of residents in tract 13021014000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,664.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13021014000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 99th, household 69th, minority 90th, housing 65th.

Is tract 13021014000 considered part of Hillcrest Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13021014000 fall within Hillcrest Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13021014000 struggle to pay rent?

About 35.9% 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. 30.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13021014000 compare to Macon-Bibb County overall?

Tract 13021014000 scores 6/10, higher than the parent city of Macon-Bibb County at 4.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Macon-Bibb County eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 13021014000 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 24% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Macon-Bibb County

Top eight tracts in Macon-Bibb County ranked by composite eviction-risk score.