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Swanson Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059130701 · Clarke County, GA · pop 4,171 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

With a score of 6.8/10, tract 13059130701 in Swanson in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,171 residents. That is riskier than roughly 92% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

51% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,420 a month while the average household earns $57,670 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. About 53% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 26% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,999

Renter share53.3%

SVI overall0.55

Poverty rate13.3%

Median income$57,670

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9318, -83.4442 · click any tract to drill in

Why Swanson scores 5.1

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

13.3% poverty · this tract

3.3

Supply constraint

$1,420 rent vs county FMR

6.6

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 Swanson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 55

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

53%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
56%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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.

10.1%Housing insecurity
6.5%Utility-shutoff threat
11.5%Food insecurity
8.5%SNAP enrollment
7.3%Transit barriers
9.5%No health insurance
16.4%Frequent mental distress
26.4%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Swanson

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 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 safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 55th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.5% 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 13059130701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059130701?

Census tract 13059130701 in the Swanson neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 13059130701?

Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059130701?

13.3% of residents in tract 13059130701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,171.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059130701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 55th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 47th, minority 56th, housing 55th.

Is tract 13059130701 considered part of Swanson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059130701 fall within Swanson (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059130701 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.1% 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. 6.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059130701 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059130701 scores 5.1/10, 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.

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