Neighborhood · Ranked #31,159 of 84,120 nationally

Doublegate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059130500 · Clarke County, GA · pop 2,906 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi

How risky is the Doublegate area of Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) for landlords? Census tract 13059130500 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 19% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,112 a month while the average household earns $80,711 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 27% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.6

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 11% Stable renters 16% Owners 73%

Tract context

Occupied units1,153

Renter share26.5%

SVI overall0.64

Poverty rate11.0%

Median income$80,711

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9580, -83.4978 · click any tract to drill in

Why Doublegate scores 4.6

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

11.0% poverty · this tract

2.7

Supply constraint

$1,112 rent vs county FMR

4.1

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 Doublegate 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.

56%Socioeconomic
90%Household composition
71%Racial/ethnic minority
33%Housing & transportation

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.

10.9%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
12.0%Food insecurity
9.1%SNAP enrollment
7.1%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
14.7%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Doublegate

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 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 10.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 64th 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 13059130500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059130500?

Census tract 13059130500 in the Doublegate neighborhood scores 4.6/10 (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 13059130500?

Median gross rent is $1,112/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059130500?

11.0% of residents in tract 13059130500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,906.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059130500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 64th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 90th, minority 71th, housing 33th.

Is tract 13059130500 considered part of Doublegate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059130500 fall within Doublegate (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059130500 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.9% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059130500 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059130500 scores 4.6/10, 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.

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