Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally

The Bluffs Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville

Tract 13139000502 · Hall County, GA · pop 3,402 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Eviction risk in The Bluffs in Gainesville centers on tract 13139000502, which scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 3,402 residents. On the national scale it ranks #16,175 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 72% of renter households, a severe level, and 63% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,244 a month against an average household income of $95,982 a year, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 11% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units1,237

Renter share39.7%

SVI overall0.75

Poverty rate17.8%

Median income$95,982

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.3571, -83.8520 · click any tract to drill in

Why The Bluffs scores 4.2

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

17.8% poverty · this tract

4.5

Supply constraint

$1,244 rent vs county FMR

3.3

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 The Bluffs compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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

57%Socioeconomic
84%Household composition
37%Racial/ethnic minority
84%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.

11.1%Housing insecurity
7.5%Utility-shutoff threat
13.5%Food insecurity
10.6%SNAP enrollment
7.8%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in The Bluffs

The heaviest input here is 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.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 75th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 11.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.5% 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 13139000502

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139000502?

Census tract 13139000502 in the The Bluffs neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 13139000502?

Median gross rent is $1,244/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139000502?

17.8% of residents in tract 13139000502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,402.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139000502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 84th, minority 37th, housing 84th.

Is tract 13139000502 considered part of The Bluffs?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13139000502 fall within The Bluffs (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13139000502 struggle to pay rent?

About 11.1% 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. 7.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13139000502 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139000502 scores 4.2/10, 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

Highest-risk tracts in Gainesville

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