Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Lakeland Forest Eviction Risk: Elevated , Valdosta

Tract 13185010404 · Lowndes County, GA · pop 5,504 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Eviction risk in the Lakeland Forest neighborhood of Valdosta centers on tract 13185010404, which scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier) and is home to 5,504 residents. On the national scale it ranks #12,339 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

About 38% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 16% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,089 a month while the average household earns $47,625 a year, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 78% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 29% Stable renters 48% Owners 23%

Tract context

Occupied units1,688

Renter share77.5%

SVI overall0.89

Poverty rate23.0%

Median income$47,625

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Valdosta and the region

Centroid at 30.8634, -83.2763 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakeland Forest scores 6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

23.0% poverty · this tract

5.8

Supply constraint

$1,089 rent vs county FMR

4.5

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 Lakeland Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 89

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

88%Socioeconomic
73%Household composition
89%Racial/ethnic minority
80%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.

28.3%Housing insecurity
20.0%Utility-shutoff threat
36.8%Food insecurity
35.5%SNAP enrollment
18.8%Transit barriers
19.3%No health insurance
21.9%Frequent mental distress
42.1%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Lakeland Forest

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 above 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 28.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 89th 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 13185010404

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13185010404?

Census tract 13185010404 in the Lakeland Forest neighborhood scores 6/10 (Elevated 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 13185010404?

Median gross rent is $1,089/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 38% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13185010404?

23.0% of residents in tract 13185010404 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,504.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13185010404?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 89th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 73th, minority 89th, housing 80th.

Is tract 13185010404 considered part of Lakeland Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13185010404 fall within Lakeland Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13185010404 struggle to pay rent?

About 28.3% 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. 20.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13185010404 compare to Valdosta overall?

Tract 13185010404 scores 6/10, 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.

Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Valdosta

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