Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #18,240 of 84,120 nationally
Midway Eviction Risk: Moderate , Cornelia
Tract 13137000501 · Habersham County, GA · pop 2,136 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 13137000501 sits in the Midway area of Cornelia, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. On the national scale it ranks #20,778 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $981 a month while the average household earns $49,000 a year, roughly 24% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units850
Renter share32.4%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$49,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
90
th percentile
Very High
Within state
87
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Cornelia and the region
Centroid at 34.5310, -83.5277 · click any tract to drill in
Why Midway scores 5.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Cornelia
2.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
1.8
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$981 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Cornelia
8.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Cornelia
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Cornelia
8.6
How Midway compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 71%Socioeconomic
- 73%Household composition
- 70%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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.
- 17.6%Housing insecurity
- 10.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.7%Food insecurity
- 18.7%SNAP enrollment
- 11.8%Transit barriers
- 20.4%No health insurance
- 18.6%Frequent mental distress
- 35.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Midway
What moves this score most is housing court bias at 8.6/10. 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 Cornelia, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Habersham County average of 5.1 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 17.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 77th 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 13137000501
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13137000501?
Census tract 13137000501 in the Midway neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 13137000501?
Median gross rent is $981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13137000501?
28.4% of residents in tract 13137000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,136.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13137000501?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 71th, household 73th, minority 70th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 13137000501 considered part of Midway?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13137000501 fall within Midway (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13137000501 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.6% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13137000501 compare to Cornelia overall?
Tract 13137000501 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Cornelia at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Cornelia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Cornelia
Top eight tracts in Cornelia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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