Census Tract · Ranked #44,239 of 84,120 nationally
Commerce Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13157010400 ·
Jackson County, GA · pop 5,378 · 57% of tract blocks fall in Commerce
With a score of 4.3/10, tract 13157010400 in Commerce, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. Population here is 5,378. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 8.6/10.
Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%Stable renters 30%Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units1,907
Renter share44.5%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$54,518
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0th percentile
#2 of 2 tracts In Commerce
Very Low
Within county
81th percentile
#4 of 17 tracts In Jackson County
High
Within state
59th percentile
#1,146 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
National
47th percentile
#44,239 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Commerce and the region
Centroid at 34.1798, -83.4291 · click any tract to drill in
Why Commerce scores 4.3
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Commerce
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$983 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Commerce
6.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Commerce
7.3
Housing court bias
Inherited from Commerce
5.7
How Commerce compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.4%Housing insecurity
8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
15.6%Food insecurity
12.4%SNAP enrollment
8.5%Transit barriers
12.5%No health insurance
18.1%Frequent mental distress
31.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Commerce
On the softer side, economic stress reads 1.6/10. Well under the midpoint, eviction-process difficulty reads 1.9/10. Against Jackson County at 38.4%, around a third of renters here are cost-burdened.
At $983 a month, rents run 17% under what the rest of Commerce commands. 9% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Nationally it ranks #44,239 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 6.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
It tracks the Jackson County average of 3.7 closely. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $54,518.
45% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13157010400
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13157010400?
Census tract 13157010400 in Commerce scores 4.3/10 (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 13157010400?
Median gross rent is $983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 33% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13157010400?
6.3% of residents in tract 13157010400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,378.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13157010400?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 56th, household 82th, minority 19th, housing 58th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13157010400 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.4% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13157010400 compare to Commerce overall?
Tract 13157010400 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Commerce at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Commerce; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Commerce
Top eight tracts in Commerce ranked by composite eviction-risk score.