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Cedar Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Athens

Tract 13059150701 · Clarke County, GA · pop 4,647 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

With a score of 6.9/10, tract 13059150701 in the Cedar Creek neighborhood of Athens-Clarke County unified government (balance) ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 4,647 residents. That is riskier than about 93% of US census tracts.

About 60% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,479 monthly, set against $54,654 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. Renters make up 65% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

5.4

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 26% Owners 35%

Tract context

Occupied units2,167

Renter share64.7%

SVI overall0.34

Poverty rate15.4%

Median income$54,654

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Athens and the region

Centroid at 33.9274, -83.3204 · click any tract to drill in

Why Cedar Creek scores 5.4

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

15.4% poverty · this tract

3.8

Supply constraint

$1,479 rent vs county FMR

7.1

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 Cedar Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 34

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

67%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
46%Racial/ethnic minority
19%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Cedar Creek. 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.

12.0%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
12.9%Food insecurity
9.5%SNAP enrollment
8.0%Transit barriers
10.8%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
25.7%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Cedar Creek

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 White and Black and ranks around the 34th 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 12.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 13059150701

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13059150701?

Census tract 13059150701 in the Cedar Creek neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13059150701?

Median gross rent is $1,479/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13059150701?

15.4% of residents in tract 13059150701 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,647.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13059150701?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 67th, household 10th, minority 46th, housing 19th.

Is tract 13059150701 considered part of Cedar Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13059150701 fall within Cedar Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13059150701 struggle to pay rent?

About 12.0% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13059150701 compare to Athens overall?

Tract 13059150701 scores 5.4/10, 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.