Neighborhood · Ranked #41,065 of 84,120 nationally

Westgate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Gainesville

Tract 13139001406 · Hall County, GA · pop 4,424 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 13139001406 covers the Westgate neighborhood of Gainesville, home to 4,424 residents. For landlords it grades $1/10, an elevated reading. On the national scale it ranks #20,783 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 63% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,357 a month while the average household earns $75,372 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 39% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 14% Owners 61%

Tract context

Occupied units1,487

Renter share39.0%

SVI overall0.84

Poverty rate9.8%

Median income$75,372

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Gainesville and the region

Centroid at 34.2511, -83.8750 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate scores 4

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

9.8% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$1,357 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Westgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 84

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

75%Socioeconomic
92%Household composition
74%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.

17.1%Housing insecurity
8.9%Utility-shutoff threat
21.4%Food insecurity
13.7%SNAP enrollment
10.5%Transit barriers
22.0%No health insurance
16.8%Frequent mental distress
32.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westgate

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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 84th 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 13139001406

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13139001406?

Census tract 13139001406 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 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.

What is the average rent in tract 13139001406?

Median gross rent is $1,357/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 63% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13139001406?

9.8% of residents in tract 13139001406 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,424.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13139001406?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 84th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 92th, minority 74th, housing 67th.

Is tract 13139001406 considered part of Westgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13139001406 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13139001406 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.1% 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. 8.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13139001406 compare to Gainesville overall?

Tract 13139001406 scores 4/10, 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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