Neighborhood · Ranked #45,786 of 84,120 nationally

Robert M Hitch Village Eviction Risk: Moderate , Savannah

Tract 13051011900 · Chatham County, GA · pop 2,022 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

13051011900 is a census tract in the Robert M Hitch Village area of Savannah, GA. It scores 4.2/10 for landlords. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 30% Owners 42%

Tract context

Occupied units1,057

Renter share57.9%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate17.6%

Median income$80,402

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Savannah and the region

Centroid at 32.0693, -81.0924 · click any tract to drill in

Why Robert M Hitch Village scores 4.2

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

17.6% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$1,335 rent vs county FMR

3.4

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 Robert M Hitch Village compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 64

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

73%Socioeconomic
24%Household composition
23%Racial/ethnic minority
80%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
19%Grade B
32%Grade C
0%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Robert M Hitch Village. 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.

7.6%Housing insecurity
5.0%Utility-shutoff threat
9.3%Food insecurity
6.8%SNAP enrollment
5.8%Transit barriers
8.0%No health insurance
13.4%Frequent mental distress
26.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Robert M Hitch Village

Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10. The severe-burden share is 24%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10.

Food insecurity runs 9.3% against 17.8% nationally. SNAP participation runs 6.8% against 15.2% nationally. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Savannah. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.

On the national scale it lands near the 46th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 6.8/10. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.

Rent takes 30% or more of income for roughly one in two of renters. It tracks the Chatham County average of 4.1 closely.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13051011900

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13051011900?

Census tract 13051011900 in the Robert M Hitch Village neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13051011900?

Median gross rent is $1,335/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13051011900?

17.6% of residents in tract 13051011900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,022.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13051011900?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 73th, household 24th, minority 23th, housing 80th.

Is tract 13051011900 considered part of Robert M Hitch Village?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13051011900 fall within Robert M Hitch Village (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13051011900 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.6% 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. 5.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13051011900 compare to Savannah overall?

Tract 13051011900 scores 4.2/10, right in line with the parent city of Savannah at 4/10. 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.

Was tract 13051011900 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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