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Windward Eviction Risk: Moderate , Savannah

Tract 13051010901 · Chatham County, GA · pop 4,234 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

How risky is Windward in Savannah for landlords? Census tract 13051010901 scores 5.9/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 72% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 61% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,255 monthly, set against $38,775 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 24% Owners 38%
Tract context
Occupied units2,003
Renter share62.0%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate23.8%
Median income$38,775

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Windward
Very High
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 53 tracts In Savannah
High
Within county
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#12 of 87 tracts In Chatham County
High
Within state
85 th percentile
Rank, 85th percentileLowHigh
#421 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Savannah and the region

Centroid at 31.9645, -81.1782 · click any tract to drill in

Why Windward scores 5.4

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
23.8% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,255 rent vs county FMR
2.9
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 Windward compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Windward risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.45.4This tracttract 010901Savannah: 3.23.2Savannahparent cityCounty: 3.83.8Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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)

  • 197Total filings over 1 yrs
  • 16.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 16.1%Peak (2011)
  • 197Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Windward. 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 Windward

The heaviest input here 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 above the Chatham County average of 5.6 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 197 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 16.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 16.1% 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 13051010901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051010901?

Census tract 13051010901 in the Windward neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13051010901?

Median gross rent is $1,255/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051010901?

23.8% of residents in tract 13051010901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,234.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051010901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 81th, household 90th, minority 83th, housing 99th.
Q5

Is tract 13051010901 considered part of Windward?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051010901 fall within Windward (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051010901?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 197 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051010901 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 16.09% of renter households, peaking at 16.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13051010901 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.8% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13051010901 compare to Savannah overall?

Tract 13051010901 scores 5.4/10, 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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