Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally
Highland Lakes Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13073030304 · Columbia County, GA · pop 11,232 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Eviction risk in the Highland Lakes neighborhood of Columbia centers on tract 13073030304, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 11,232 residents. That is riskier than about 39% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 40% of renter households, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,115 monthly, set against $147,963 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 12% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.3
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 county
13
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
National
4
th percentile
Very 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 1.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 heaviest input here is supply constraint 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 set by Georgia eviction laws law, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Columbia County average of 5.1 and below 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 26th 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 9.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
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 1.3/10 (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.
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