Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Westgate Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus

Tract 13215001000 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 4,743 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 13215001000 sits in the Westgate area of Columbus eviction risk, GA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 3.1/10. It is home to 4,743 residents. Against Muscogee County at 44.6%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened.

Risk score

3.1

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 19% Owners 53%

Tract context

Occupied units1,844

Renter share46.9%

SVI overall0.48

Poverty rate9.5%

Median income$51,042

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4978, -84.9347 · click any tract to drill in

Why Westgate scores 3.1

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

9.5% poverty · this tract

2.4

Supply constraint

$995 rent vs county FMR

4.0

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 Westgate compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 48

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

60%Socioeconomic
9%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
60%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.

14.6%Housing insecurity
9.5%Utility-shutoff threat
17.8%Food insecurity
13.7%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
12.1%No health insurance
20.6%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Westgate

The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.

Severe burden reaches 12%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. Against the Muscogee County average of 4.1, this tract reads safer for landlords by 1.0 points.

At $995 a month, rents run 10% under what the rest of Columbus commands. That is riskier than roughly 22% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.

Social vulnerability reads 5.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $51,042.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215001000

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215001000?

Census tract 13215001000 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13215001000?

Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215001000?

9.5% of residents in tract 13215001000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,743.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215001000?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 48th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 9th, minority 58th, housing 60th.

Is tract 13215001000 considered part of Westgate?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215001000 fall within Westgate (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215001000 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.6% 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. 9.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215001000 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215001000 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of Columbus at 3.6/10. 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.

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