Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally
Heritage Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Lithia Springs
Tract 13097080106 · Douglas County, GA · pop 3,395 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
In Heritage Square in Lithia Springs, census tract 13097080106 scores 6.5/10 for eviction risk. It lands near the 87th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,197 a month against an average household income of $61,604 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 51% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 49%
Tract context
Occupied units1,456
Renter share51.0%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate16.1%
Median income$61,604
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
67
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
87
th percentile
High
Within state
65
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Lithia Springs and the region
Centroid at 33.7964, -84.6426 · click any tract to drill in
Why Heritage Square scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Lithia Springs
6.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.1% poverty · this tract
4.0
Supply constraint
$1,197 rent vs county FMR
1.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lithia Springs
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.7
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lithia Springs
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lithia Springs
7.8
How Heritage Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 37%Household composition
- 78%Racial/ethnic minority
- 74%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.
- 18.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.9%Food insecurity
- 15.9%SNAP enrollment
- 11.1%Transit barriers
- 16.2%No health insurance
- 17.9%Frequent mental distress
- 31.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Heritage Square
The heaviest input here 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 Lithia Springs, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Douglas County average of 5.8 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
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 13097080106
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13097080106?
Census tract 13097080106 in the Heritage Square neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13097080106?
Median gross rent is $1,197/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13097080106?
16.1% of residents in tract 13097080106 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,395.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13097080106?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 37th, minority 78th, housing 74th.
Q5
Is tract 13097080106 considered part of Heritage Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13097080106 fall within Heritage Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13097080106 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 11.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13097080106 compare to Lithia Springs overall?
Tract 13097080106 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Lithia Springs at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lithia Springs; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Lithia Springs
Top eight tracts in Lithia Springs ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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