Neighborhood · Ranked #48,083 of 84,120 nationally

Sonja Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Warner Robins

Tract 13153021119 · Houston County, GA · pop 4,087 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13153021119 (the Sonja Heights neighborhood of Warner Robins, Georgia) comes in at 4.8/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 13% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,194 a month against an average household income of $64,659 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. Renters make up 53% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

3.6

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 28% Owners 47%

Tract context

Occupied units1,860

Renter share52.8%

SVI overall0.54

Poverty rate10.2%

Median income$64,659

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Warner Robins and the region

Centroid at 32.5859, -83.6508 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sonja Heights scores 3.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Warner Robins

2.5

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

4.4

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

10.2% poverty · this tract

2.6

Supply constraint

$1,194 rent vs county FMR

4.2

Rent control risk

Inherited from Warner Robins

1.0

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

2.0

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Warner Robins

1.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Warner Robins

2.5

How Sonja Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 54

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

57%Socioeconomic
34%Household composition
64%Racial/ethnic minority
53%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.

14.7%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility-shutoff threat
16.5%Food insecurity
12.7%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
11.3%No health insurance
17.9%Frequent mental distress
30.2%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sonja Heights

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 4.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Warner Robins eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Houston County average of 4.9 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 54th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13153021119

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13153021119?

Census tract 13153021119 in the Sonja Heights neighborhood scores 3.6/10 (Lower 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 13153021119?

Median gross rent is $1,194/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13153021119?

10.2% of residents in tract 13153021119 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,087.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13153021119?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 54th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 57th, household 34th, minority 64th, housing 53th.

Is tract 13153021119 considered part of Sonja Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13153021119 fall within Sonja Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13153021119 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.7% 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. 9.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13153021119 compare to Warner Robins overall?

Tract 13153021119 scores 3.6/10, higher than the parent city of Warner Robins at 2.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Warner Robins eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Warner Robins

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