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University Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Athens

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

How risky is University Heights in Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) for landlords? Census tract 13059150500 scores 7.5/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 99th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

58% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 46% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,236 a month while the average household earns $39,084 a year, roughly 38% of income at the averages. About 85% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.8
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.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In University Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#8 of 34 tracts In Athens
High
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#9 of 34 tracts In Clarke County
High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#22 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
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 6.8

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.
University Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.86.8This tracttract 150500Athens: 2.72.7Athensparent cityCounty: 5.75.7Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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 University Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. 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 above 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 White and Black and ranks around the 54th 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 15.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% 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 13059150500

Q1

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

Census tract 13059150500 in the University Heights neighborhood scores 6.8/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

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.
Q3

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.
Q4

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.
Q5

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).
Q6

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.
Q7

How does tract 13059150500 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059150500 scores 6.8/10, 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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