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Neighborhood · Ranked #63,481 of 84,120 nationally

White Bluff Eviction Risk: Lower , Savannah

Tract 13051004100 · Chatham County, GA · pop 2,112 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

Tract 13051004100 covers the White Bluff area of Savannah in Georgia. Home to 2,112 residents, it scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 58% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,467 a month against an average household income of $89,688 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
2.7
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 12% Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units775
Renter share32.1%
SVI overall0.36
Poverty rate8.8%
Median income$89,688

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 6 tracts In White Bluff
Very Low
Within county
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#64 of 87 tracts In Chatham County
Low
Within state
30 th percentile
Rank, 30th percentileLowHigh
#1,956 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
National
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#63,481 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Savannah and the region

Centroid at 31.9808, -81.1081 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Bluff scores 2.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Savannah
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.8% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,467 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Savannah
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Savannah
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Savannah
5.0

How White Bluff compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Bluff risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.72.7This tracttract 004100Savannah: 3.23.2Savannahparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 36

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

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 25Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 13.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 13.1%Peak (2011)
  • 25Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within White Bluff. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in White Bluff

The heaviest input here is eviction process difficulty 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 Savannah 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 Chatham County average of 5.6 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 25 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 13.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 13.1% of renter households in 2011.

In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% 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 13051004100

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051004100?

Census tract 13051004100 in the White Bluff neighborhood scores 2.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13051004100?

Median gross rent is $1,467/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051004100?

8.8% of residents in tract 13051004100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,112.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051004100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 36th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 26th, household 51th, minority 58th, housing 39th.
Q5

Is tract 13051004100 considered part of White Bluff?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051004100 fall within White Bluff (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051004100?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 25 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051004100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.09% of renter households, peaking at 13.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13051004100 struggle to pay rent?

About 8.7% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13051004100 compare to Savannah overall?

Tract 13051004100 scores 2.7/10, lower than the parent city of Savannah at 3.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Savannah eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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