Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #68,306 of 84,120 nationally
River Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower , Wilmington Island
Tract 13051011104 · Chatham County, GA · pop 5,344 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
For landlords sizing up the River Oaks area of Wilmington Island, census tract 13051011104 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,778 a month against an average household income of $74,948 a year, roughly 28% of income at the averages. Renters make up 28% of occupied homes.
Risk score
2.4
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 11%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 72%
Tract context
Occupied units2,179
Renter share27.9%
SVI overall0.21
Poverty rate3.8%
Median income$74,948
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
23
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Wilmington Island and the region
Centroid at 32.0197, -80.9708 · click any tract to drill in
Why River Oaks scores 2.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Wilmington Island
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.8% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,778 rent vs county FMR
6.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Wilmington Island
4.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Wilmington Island
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Wilmington Island
3.7
How River Oaks compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 21
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 36%Socioeconomic
- 38%Household composition
- 22%Racial/ethnic minority
- 12%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)
- 75Total filings over 1 yrs
- 11.13%Avg annual filing rate
- 11.1%Peak (2011)
- 75Filings in 2011 (latest validated)
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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.5%Food insecurity
- 6.1%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 25.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in River Oaks
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.2/10. 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 Wilmington Island, 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 7.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 75 eviction filings here over 1 tracked years, with about 11.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 11.1% 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 13051011104
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051011104?
Census tract 13051011104 in the River Oaks neighborhood scores 2.4/10 (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 13051011104?
Median gross rent is $1,778/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13051011104?
3.8% of residents in tract 13051011104 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,344.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13051011104?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 21th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 38th, minority 22th, housing 12th.
Q5
Is tract 13051011104 considered part of River Oaks?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051011104 fall within River Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13051011104?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 75 eviction filings across 1 validated years in tract 13051011104 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.13% of renter households, peaking at 11.1% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13051011104 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 5.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13051011104 compare to Wilmington Island overall?
Tract 13051011104 scores 2.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Wilmington Island at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Wilmington Island; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Wilmington Island
Top eight tracts in Wilmington Island ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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