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Census Tract · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Jefferson Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13157010705 · Jackson County, GA · pop 5,040 · 55% of tract blocks fall in Jefferson

Census tract 13157010705 sits in Jefferson, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 4.4/10. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 18% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a modest level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,047 monthly, set against $98,850 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. Renters make up 11% of occupied homes.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 2% Stable renters 9% Owners 89%
Tract context
Occupied units1,433
Renter share11.3%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate3.0%
Median income$98,850

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
20 th percentile
Rank, 20th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 6 tracts In Jefferson
Low
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#14 of 17 tracts In Jackson County
Very Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#2,472 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
National
9 th percentile
Rank, 9th percentileLowHigh
#76,223 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Jefferson and the region

Centroid at 34.1222, -83.6373 · click any tract to drill in

Why Jefferson scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Jefferson
2.9
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.1
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.0% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$2,047 rent vs county FMR
10.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Jefferson
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Jefferson
5.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Jefferson
4.8

How Jefferson compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Jefferson risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 010705Jefferson: 2.02.0Jeffersonparent cityCounty: 2.52.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Jefferson

The heaviest input here is supply constraint at $1/10. 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 Jefferson, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Jackson County average of 4.8 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 23rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.1% 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 13157010705

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13157010705?

Census tract 13157010705 in Jefferson scores 1.8/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13157010705?

Median gross rent is $2,047/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13157010705?

3.0% of residents in tract 13157010705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,040.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13157010705?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 65th, minority 43th, housing 6th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13157010705 struggle to pay rent?

About 10.4% 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. 6.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13157010705 compare to Jefferson overall?

Tract 13157010705 scores 1.8/10, right in line with the parent city of Jefferson at 2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Jefferson; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Jefferson

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

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