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Neighborhood · Ranked #6,289 of 84,120 nationally

Prescott Eviction Risk: Elevated , Valdosta

Tract 13185010802 · Lowndes County, GA · pop 1,703 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Census tract 13185010802 belongs to the Prescott neighborhood of Valdosta, Georgia. It is home to 1,703 residents and scores 7.1/10, an elevated reading for landlords. It lands near the 96th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 65% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $737 monthly, set against $20,273 in average yearly household income, roughly 44% of income at the averages. About 60% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 39% Stable renters 21% Owners 40%
Tract context
Occupied units572
Renter share59.6%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate50.4%
Median income$20,273

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Prescott
Moderate
Within parent city
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#6 of 18 tracts In Valdosta
Elevated
Within county
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#6 of 29 tracts In Lowndes County
High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Valdosta and the region

Centroid at 30.8253, -83.2749 · click any tract to drill in

Why Prescott scores 6.7

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
50.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$737 rent vs county FMR
1.4
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 Prescott compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Prescott risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 010802Valdosta: 2.82.8Valdostaparent cityCounty: 5.25.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 92

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

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 Prescott

The score leans hardest on economic stress 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 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 43.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 35.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 92nd 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 13185010802

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13185010802?

Census tract 13185010802 in the Prescott neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13185010802?

Median gross rent is $737/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13185010802?

50.4% of residents in tract 13185010802 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,703.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13185010802?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 66th, minority 93th, housing 80th.
Q5

Is tract 13185010802 considered part of Prescott?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13185010802 fall within Prescott (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13185010802 struggle to pay rent?

About 43.2% 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. 35.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13185010802 compare to Valdosta overall?

Tract 13185010802 scores 6.7/10, 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.

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