Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #28,017 of 84,120 nationally
Westgate Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 13215001000 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 4,743 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Tract 13215001000, home to 4,743 residents in the Westgate neighborhood of Columbus, scores 4.9/10 for landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 36% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
60% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $995 a month while the average household earns $51,042 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 47% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.8
Moderate
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.Within parent city
26
th percentile
Low
Within county
28
th percentile
Low
Within state
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 32.4978, -84.9347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Westgate scores 4.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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 score leans hardest on supply constraint 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 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 safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 14.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 48th 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13215001000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215001000?
Census tract 13215001000 in the Westgate neighborhood scores 4.8/10 (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 13215001000?
Median gross rent is $995/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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).
Q6
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.
Q7
How does tract 13215001000 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 13215001000 scores 4.8/10, 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.
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