Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Habersham Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Athens

Tract 13059000401 · Clarke County, GA · pop 1,497 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13059000401 (the Habersham Hills area of Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance), Georgia) comes in at 7.3/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #2,082 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $972 a month against an average household income of $33,728 a year, roughly 35% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 50% Stable renters 48% Owners 2%

Tract context

Occupied units787

Renter share97.6%

SVI overall0.56

Poverty rate37.0%

Median income$33,728

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9331, -83.3723 · click any tract to drill in

Why Habersham Hills scores 6.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Athens

7.4

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

7.1

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

37.0% poverty · this tract

9.3

Supply constraint

$972 rent vs county FMR

2.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Athens

8.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.7

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Athens

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Athens

8.6

How Habersham Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 56

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

62%Socioeconomic
2%Household composition
65%Racial/ethnic minority
94%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Habersham Hills. 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.

12.0%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
16.8%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
10.5%No health insurance
20.8%Frequent mental distress
24.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Habersham Hills

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. 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 Athens eviction risk-Clarke County unified government (balance), while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clarke County average of 6.9 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 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 56th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13059000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059000401?

Census tract 13059000401 in the Habersham Hills neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated 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 13059000401?

Median gross rent is $972/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059000401?

37.0% of residents in tract 13059000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,497.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 56th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 62th, household 2th, minority 65th, housing 94th.

Is tract 13059000401 considered part of Habersham Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059000401 fall within Habersham Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059000401 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059000401 scores 6.7/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Athens eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Athens

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