Neighborhood · Ranked #11,153 of 84,120 nationally

University Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Athens

Tract 13059150500 · Clarke County, GA · pop 5,272 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 13059150500 covers part of the University Heights area of Athens, GA, and scores 7.3/10 on landlord eviction risk. The severe-burden share is 46%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score

7.3

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 49% Stable renters 36% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units2,282

Renter share85.1%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate41.3%

Median income$39,084

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9254, -83.3510 · click any tract to drill in

Why University Heights scores 7.3

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

41.3% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$1,236 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 University Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

85%Socioeconomic
5%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
46%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.

15.7%Housing insecurity
10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
21.0%Food insecurity
17.7%SNAP enrollment
13.6%Transit barriers
12.9%No health insurance
23.5%Frequent mental distress
30.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in University Heights

What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.6/10.

The poverty rate is 41%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. This is renter territory: 85% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Set annual rent against average income of $39,084 and the ratio lands at 38%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.

Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.9/10. It sits 1.4 points above the Clarke County average of 5.9. Nationally it ranks #11,153 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Social vulnerability reads 5.9/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 3.1 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 58% of renters.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13059150500

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059150500?

Census tract 13059150500 in the University Heights neighborhood scores 7.3/10 (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 13059150500?

Median gross rent is $1,236/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059150500?

41.3% of residents in tract 13059150500 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,272.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059150500?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 5th, minority 64th, housing 46th.

Is tract 13059150500 considered part of University Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059150500 fall within University Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059150500 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.7% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059150500 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059150500 scores 7.3/10, higher than the parent city of Athens at 5.9/10. 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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