Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally

Bridgewater Eviction Risk: Elevated , Athens

Tract 13059030102 · Clarke County, GA · pop 2,264 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Census tract 13059030102 runs through Bridgewater in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance). With 2,264 residents, it scores 7.1/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 96% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 56% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,238 monthly, set against $51,832 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 69% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.1

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 38% Stable renters 30% Owners 32%

Tract context

Occupied units1,364

Renter share68.5%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate25.3%

Median income$51,832

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9693, -83.3620 · click any tract to drill in

Why Bridgewater scores 6.1

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

25.3% poverty · this tract

6.3

Supply constraint

$1,238 rent vs county FMR

5.1

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 Bridgewater compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

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

61%Socioeconomic
3%Household composition
77%Racial/ethnic minority
28%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Bridgewater. 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.

19.8%Housing insecurity
13.7%Utility-shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
20.1%SNAP enrollment
13.8%Transit barriers
13.3%No health insurance
21.6%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Bridgewater

What moves this score most is 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 about the same as 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.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 13059030102

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059030102?

Census tract 13059030102 in the Bridgewater neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (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 13059030102?

Median gross rent is $1,238/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059030102?

25.3% of residents in tract 13059030102 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,264.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059030102?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 3th, minority 77th, housing 28th.

Is tract 13059030102 considered part of Bridgewater?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059030102 fall within Bridgewater (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059030102 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.8% 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. 13.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059030102 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059030102 scores 6.1/10, 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.