Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,926 of 84,120 nationally
Mederer Acres Eviction Risk: Moderate , Valdosta
Tract 13185010401 · Lowndes County, GA · pop 1,431 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
For landlords sizing up Mederer Acres in Valdosta, census tract 13185010401 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
48% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 2% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $895 monthly, set against $57,348 in average yearly household income, roughly 19% of income at the averages. Renters make up 33% of occupied homes.
Risk score
5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units640
Renter share33.0%
SVI overall0.34
Poverty rate10.6%
Median income$57,348
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
18
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
39
th percentile
Low
Within state
78
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Valdosta and the region
Centroid at 30.8637, -83.2964 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mederer Acres scores 5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Valdosta
5.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.6% poverty · this tract
2.6
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Valdosta
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Valdosta
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Valdosta
8.1
How Mederer Acres compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 34
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 48%Socioeconomic
- 18%Household composition
- 24%Racial/ethnic minority
- 42%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Mederer Acres. 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.
- 8.8%Housing insecurity
- 5.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 10.3%Food insecurity
- 7.7%SNAP enrollment
- 6.1%Transit barriers
- 9.9%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 32.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mederer Acres
What moves this score most 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 Valdosta 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 Lowndes County average of 6.1 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 34th 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 8.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.6% 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 13185010401
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13185010401?
Census tract 13185010401 in the Mederer Acres neighborhood scores 5/10 (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 13185010401?
Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13185010401?
10.6% of residents in tract 13185010401 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,431.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13185010401?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 34th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 48th, household 18th, minority 24th, housing 42th.
Q5
Is tract 13185010401 considered part of Mederer Acres?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13185010401 fall within Mederer Acres (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13185010401 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.8% 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. 5.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13185010401 compare to Valdosta overall?
Tract 13185010401 scores 5/10, higher than the parent city of Valdosta at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Valdosta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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6.8
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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/ 10 · Elevated
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6.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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6.6
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