Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally

West Rome Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13115000401 · Floyd County, GA · pop 3,006 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi

Tract 13115000401 covers West Rome in Rome in Georgia. Home to 3,006 residents, it scores 6.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 85th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 51% of renter households, a severe level, and 25% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $997 a month against an average household income of $55,395 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 27% Owners 45%

Tract context

Occupied units1,010

Renter share54.7%

SVI overall0.68

Poverty rate23.6%

Median income$55,395

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Rome and the region

Centroid at 34.2864, -85.2384 · click any tract to drill in

Why West Rome scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Rome

3.7

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.9

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

23.6% poverty · this tract

5.9

Supply constraint

$997 rent vs county FMR

3.4

Rent control risk

Inherited from Rome

7.6

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Rome

9.3

Housing court bias

Inherited from Rome

7.8

How West Rome compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

75%Socioeconomic
93%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
17%Housing & transportation

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within West Rome. 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.

15.6%Housing insecurity
10.1%Utility-shutoff threat
19.9%Food insecurity
16.0%SNAP enrollment
10.4%Transit barriers
16.4%No health insurance
18.4%Frequent mental distress
35.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in West Rome

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.3/10. 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 Rome eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Floyd 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.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.1% 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 13115000401

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13115000401?

Census tract 13115000401 in the West Rome neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 13115000401?

Median gross rent is $997/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13115000401?

23.6% of residents in tract 13115000401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,006.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13115000401?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 93th, minority 72th, housing 17th.

Is tract 13115000401 considered part of West Rome?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13115000401 fall within West Rome (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13115000401 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.6% 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. 10.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13115000401 compare to Rome overall?

Tract 13115000401 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Rome at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Rome eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Rome

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