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Tara Way Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059001700 · Clarke County, GA · pop 1,948 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Here is how census tract 13059001700, in Tara Way in Athens eviction risk-Clarke County unified government (balance), looks to a landlord: a 6.4/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 1,948. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $898 monthly, set against $77,917 in average yearly household income, roughly 14% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.

Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20% Stable renters 13% Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units854
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate8.4%
Median income$77,917

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Tara Way
Moderate
Within parent city
6 th percentile
Rank, 6th percentileLowHigh
#32 of 34 tracts In Athens
Very Low
Within county
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#31 of 34 tracts In Clarke County
Very Low
Within state
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#864 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9600, -83.4261 · click any tract to drill in

Why Tara Way scores 4.5

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
8.4% poverty · this tract
2.1
Supply constraint
$898 rent vs county FMR
2.3
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 Tara Way compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Tara Way risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.54.5This tracttract 001700Athens: 2.72.7Athensparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

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 Tara Way

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 below the Clarke County average of 6.9 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer 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 8.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 74th 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 13059001700

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059001700?

Census tract 13059001700 in the Tara Way neighborhood scores 4.5/10 (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 13059001700?

Median gross rent is $898/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059001700?

8.4% of residents in tract 13059001700 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,948.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059001700?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 65th, household 97th, minority 53th, housing 44th.
Q5

Is tract 13059001700 considered part of Tara Way?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059001700 fall within Tara Way (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13059001700 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. 8.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13059001700 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059001700 scores 4.5/10, 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.

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