Within neighborhood
20
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
White Bluff Eviction Risk: Lower , Savannah
Tract 13051004211 · Chatham County, GA · pop 5,162 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi
The White Bluff neighborhood of Savannah anchors census tract 13051004211, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.
40% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,218 monthly, set against $68,413 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9%
Stable renters 14%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units1,892
Renter share23.2%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate9.4%
Median income$68,413
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
21
th percentile
Low
Within county
45
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Savannah and the region
Centroid at 31.9699, -81.1430 · click any tract to drill in
Why White Bluff scores 3.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
9.4% poverty · this tract
2.3
Supply constraint
$1,218 rent vs county FMR
2.7
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.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 34%Socioeconomic
- 19%Household composition
- 68%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%Housing & transportation
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)
- 132Total filings over 1 yrs
- 24.58%Avg annual filing rate
- 24.6%Peak (2011)
- 132Filings 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.
- 13.4%Housing insecurity
- 8.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 14.9%Food insecurity
- 11.1%SNAP enrollment
- 8.4%Transit barriers
- 11.1%No health insurance
- 15.6%Frequent mental distress
- 27.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in White Bluff
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 Savannah eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Chatham County average of 5.6 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 132 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 24.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 24.6% 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 13051004211
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051004211?
Census tract 13051004211 in the White Bluff neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 13051004211?
Median gross rent is $1,218/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13051004211?
9.4% of residents in tract 13051004211 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,162.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13051004211?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 34th, household 19th, minority 68th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 13051004211 considered part of White Bluff?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051004211 fall within White Bluff (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051004211?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 132 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051004211 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 24.58% of renter households, peaking at 24.6% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13051004211 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.4% 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. 8.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13051004211 compare to Savannah overall?
Tract 13051004211 scores 3.8/10, 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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6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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13051010504
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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13051010502
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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