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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 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 covers part of the Midway area of Cornelia, GA, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,136 residents. 33% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

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 neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Midway
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In Cornelia
Very High
Within county
90 th percentile
Rank, 90th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 11 tracts In Habersham County
Very High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#352 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
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-friendly
Local 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.
Midway risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 0005014.1Corneliaparent city3.9Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 77

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 Midway

What pushes it up most is housing-court posture at 8.6/10. On the high side, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.4/10.

The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. It sits 1.6 points above the Habersham County average of 3.9. Well under the midpoint, regional political climate reads 1.8/10.

Adults with no health insurance runs 20.4% against 11.3% nationally. On the national scale it lands near the 72nd percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 7.9/10. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

37% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. Average gross rent is $981, close to the Cornelia average.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

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 4.1/10. 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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