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Emerson Eviction Risk: Lower , Evans

Tract 13073030306 · Columbia County, GA · pop 7,549 · neighborhood within 0.0 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 5.4/10 for census tract 13073030306 reflects conditions in the Emerson neighborhood of Evans, Georgia. That is riskier than about 54% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,333 a month against an average household income of $104,512 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 16% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 8% Stable renters 8% Owners 84%
Tract context
Occupied units2,630
Renter share15.9%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate7.4%
Median income$104,512

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Emerson
Moderate
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Evans
High
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 25 tracts In Columbia County
Low
Within state
15 th percentile
Rank, 15th percentileLowHigh
#2,378 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Evans and the region

Centroid at 33.5148, -82.1766 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emerson scores 2

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Evans
4.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.7
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.4% poverty · this tract
1.9
Supply constraint
$1,333 rent vs county FMR
6.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Evans
6.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Evans
3.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Evans
5.0

How Emerson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Emerson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.02.0This tracttract 030306Evans: 2.32.3Evansparent cityCounty: 2.32.3Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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 Emerson

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 Evans eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Columbia County average of 5.1 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 32nd 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13073030306

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13073030306?

Census tract 13073030306 in the Emerson neighborhood scores 2/10 (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 13073030306?

Median gross rent is $1,333/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13073030306?

7.4% of residents in tract 13073030306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 7,549.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13073030306?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 41th, household 71th, minority 55th, housing 7th.
Q5

Is tract 13073030306 considered part of Emerson?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13073030306 fall within Emerson (neighborhood centroid within 0.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13073030306 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.8% 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. 6.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13073030306 compare to Evans overall?

Tract 13073030306 scores 2/10, lower than the parent city of Evans at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Evans eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Evans

Top eight tracts in Evans ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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