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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Rose Hill Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215000800 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,535 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Here is how census tract 13215000800, in the Rose Hill Heights neighborhood of Columbus eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 5.2/10 eviction-risk score (Moderate tier) across a population of 2,535. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

39% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a high level, and 28% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $883 monthly, set against $49,811 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 49% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19% Stable renters 30% Owners 51%
Tract context
Occupied units1,124
Renter share48.9%
SVI overall0.68
Poverty rate34.5%
Median income$49,811

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Rose Hill Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Elevated
Within county
69 th percentile
Rank, 69th percentileLowHigh
#19 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Elevated
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#98 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4984, -84.9706 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rose Hill Heights scores 6.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Columbus
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.2
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
34.5% poverty · this tract
8.6
Supply constraint
$883 rent vs county FMR
3.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Columbus
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Columbus
2.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Columbus
3.0

How Rose Hill Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Rose Hill Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 000800Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 68

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

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

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 Rose Hill Heights

What moves this score most is economic stress at 8.6/10. 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 Columbus 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 Muscogee County average of 5.0 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 68th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

Part of this tract, about 11% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215000800

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215000800?

Census tract 13215000800 in the Rose Hill Heights neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 13215000800?

Median gross rent is $883/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215000800?

34.5% of residents in tract 13215000800 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,535.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215000800?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 68th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 55th, minority 73th, housing 45th.
Q5

Is tract 13215000800 considered part of Rose Hill Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215000800 fall within Rose Hill Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215000800 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.7% 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. 19.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215000800 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215000800 scores 6.3/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Columbus eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8

Was tract 13215000800 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 11% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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