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White Bluff Eviction Risk: Moderate , Savannah

Tract 13051004209 · Chatham County, GA · pop 3,891 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13051004209 (White Bluff in Savannah, Georgia) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 38% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,263 monthly, set against $62,793 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 82% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 51% Owners 18%
Tract context
Occupied units1,755
Renter share81.5%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$62,793

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
60 th percentile
Rank, 60th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 6 tracts In White Bluff
Elevated
Within parent city
39 th percentile
Rank, 39th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 53 tracts In Savannah
Low
Within county
59 th percentile
Rank, 59th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 87 tracts In Chatham County
Elevated
Within state
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#911 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Savannah and the region

Centroid at 31.9727, -81.1266 · click any tract to drill in

Why White Bluff scores 4.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Savannah
5.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,263 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Savannah
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Savannah
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Savannah
3.5

How White Bluff compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
White Bluff risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.44.4This tracttract 004209Savannah: 3.23.2Savannahparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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)

  • 282Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 24.74%Avg annual filing rate
  • 24.7%Peak (2011)
  • 282Filings 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

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 282 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 24.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.7% of renter households in 2011.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13051004209

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051004209?

Census tract 13051004209 in the White Bluff neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13051004209?

Median gross rent is $1,263/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051004209?

16.1% of residents in tract 13051004209 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,891.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051004209?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 86th, minority 72th, housing 90th.
Q5

Is tract 13051004209 considered part of White Bluff?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051004209 fall within White Bluff (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051004209?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 282 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051004209 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.74% of renter households, peaking at 24.7% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13051004209 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.3% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13051004209 compare to Savannah overall?

Tract 13051004209 scores 4.4/10, higher 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Savannah

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

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