Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13073030304 ·
Columbia County, GA · pop 11,232 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 3/10, tract 13073030304 in the Highland Lakes area of Columbia County, GA reads lower for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 11,232. The dominant input is supply constraint at 10/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5%Stable renters 7%Owners 88%
Tract context
Occupied units3,481
Renter share11.7%
SVI overall0.26
Poverty rate2.2%
Median income$147,963
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Highland Lakes
Moderate
Within county
13th percentile
#22 of 25 tracts In Columbia County
Very Low
Within state
24th percentile
#2,121 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
National
20th percentile
#67,219 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbia County and the region
Centroid at 33.5414, -82.2099 · click any tract to drill in
Why Highland Lakes scores 3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
State baseline
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
2.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,115 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Highland Lakes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 26
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
29%Socioeconomic
30%Household composition
47%Racial/ethnic minority
27%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.
9.6%Housing insecurity
5.9%Utility-shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.5%SNAP enrollment
5.9%Transit barriers
8.3%No health insurance
15.8%Frequent mental distress
21.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Highland Lakes
The voucher gap is 80.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Well under the midpoint, economic stress reads 1/10. Running hot, court filing pressure reads 8.5/10.
16% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. SNAP participation runs 6.5% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 0.9 points below the Columbia County average of 3.9.
Food insecurity runs 9.6% against 17.8% nationally. Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. At 12% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Against average income of $147,963, annual rent is just 17%.
Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13073030304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13073030304?
Census tract 13073030304 in the Highland Lakes neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 13073030304?
Median gross rent is $2,115/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13073030304?
2.2% of residents in tract 13073030304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 11,232.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13073030304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 26th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 29th, household 30th, minority 47th, housing 27th.
Q5
Is tract 13073030304 considered part of Highland Lakes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13073030304 fall within Highland Lakes (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13073030304 struggle to pay rent?
About 9.6% 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. 5.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.