Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #19,562 of 84,120 nationally
DeSoto Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate , Rome
Tract 13115001100 · Floyd County, GA · pop 2,862 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 13115001100 reflects conditions in the DeSoto Homes neighborhood of Rome, Georgia. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.
36% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $693 a month while the average household earns $40,542 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 79% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 28%
Stable renters 51%
Owners 21%
Tract context
Occupied units1,592
Renter share78.5%
SVI overall0.93
Poverty rate27.1%
Median income$40,542
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
79
th percentile
High
Within county
84
th percentile
High
Within state
85
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Rome and the region
Centroid at 34.2618, -85.1815 · click any tract to drill in
Why DeSoto Homes scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
27.1% poverty · this tract
6.8
Supply constraint
$693 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 DeSoto Homes compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 93
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 91%Socioeconomic
- 91%Household composition
- 62%Racial/ethnic minority
- 85%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 631Total filings over 5 yrs
- 12.59%Avg annual filing rate
- 19.2%Peak (2016)
- 198Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 111% over the past 5 months.
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.
- 18.2%Housing insecurity
- 12.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 24.0%Food insecurity
- 20.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.3%Transit barriers
- 18.1%No health insurance
- 18.2%Frequent mental distress
- 38.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in DeSoto Homes
What moves this score most is 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 about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 631 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 12.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.2% of renter households in 2016.
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 13115001100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13115001100?
Census tract 13115001100 in the DeSoto Homes neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13115001100?
Median gross rent is $693/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13115001100?
27.1% of residents in tract 13115001100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,862.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13115001100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 93th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 91th, minority 62th, housing 85th.
Q5
Is tract 13115001100 considered part of DeSoto Homes?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13115001100 fall within DeSoto Homes (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13115001100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 631 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13115001100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 12.59% of renter households, peaking at 19.2% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13115001100 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.2% 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. 12.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13115001100 compare to Rome overall?
Tract 13115001100 scores 5.4/10, 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.
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/ 10 · Moderate
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