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

Shamrock Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville

Tract 13139000501 · Hall County, GA · pop 3,811 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Shamrock Heights in Gainesville anchors census tract 13139000501, which lands at $1/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 75% of US census tracts.

44% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,159 a month against an average household income of $61,458 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.

Risk score

4.9

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 16% Stable renters 20% Owners 64%

Tract context

Occupied units1,407

Renter share36.1%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate17.4%

Median income$61,458

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.3489, -83.8071 · click any tract to drill in

Why Shamrock Heights scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Gainesville

3.6

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

2.8

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

17.4% poverty · this tract

4.4

Supply constraint

$1,159 rent vs county FMR

2.7

Rent control risk

Inherited from Gainesville

7.9

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

1.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Gainesville

9.6

Housing court bias

Inherited from Gainesville

7.9

How Shamrock Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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

52%Socioeconomic
91%Household composition
44%Racial/ethnic minority
67%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.

13.4%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.0%Food insecurity
12.6%SNAP enrollment
9.0%Transit barriers
15.3%No health insurance
16.9%Frequent mental distress
33.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Shamrock Heights

The score leans hardest on 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 Gainesville eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Hall County average of 5.6 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 13.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 70th 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.

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 13139000501

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139000501?

Census tract 13139000501 in the Shamrock Heights 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 13139000501?

Median gross rent is $1,159/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139000501?

17.4% of residents in tract 13139000501 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,811.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139000501?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 52th, household 91th, minority 44th, housing 67th.

Is tract 13139000501 considered part of Shamrock Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13139000501 fall within Shamrock Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13139000501 struggle to pay rent?

About 13.4% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13139000501 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139000501 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Gainesville at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Gainesville eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

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