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

Rose Hill Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215001400 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,059 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

In Rose Hill in Columbus, census tract 13215001400 scores 5.7/10 for eviction risk. That is riskier than about 65% of US census tracts.

About 61% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $699 monthly, set against $17,295 in average yearly household income, roughly 48% of income at the averages. Renters make up 85% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.7

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 52% Stable renters 33% Owners 15%

Tract context

Occupied units1,002

Renter share85.0%

SVI overall0.96

Poverty rate56.4%

Median income$17,295

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4889, -84.9787 · click any tract to drill in

Why Rose Hill scores 6.7

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

56.4% poverty · this tract

10.0

Supply constraint

$699 rent vs county FMR

1.3

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 compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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

97%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
84%Racial/ethnic minority
61%Housing & transportation

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.

0%Grade A
0%Grade B
65%Grade C
28%Grade D · redlined

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.

33.7%Housing insecurity
29.1%Utility-shutoff threat
47.8%Food insecurity
53.5%SNAP enrollment
25.7%Transit barriers
21.8%No health insurance
24.4%Frequent mental distress
49.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Rose Hill

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 Columbus eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Muscogee County average of 5.0 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

Part of this tract, about 28% 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 33.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 29.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13215001400

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215001400?

Census tract 13215001400 in the Rose Hill 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.

What is the average rent in tract 13215001400?

Median gross rent is $699/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215001400?

56.4% of residents in tract 13215001400 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,059.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215001400?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 98th, minority 84th, housing 61th.

Is tract 13215001400 considered part of Rose Hill?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215001400 fall within Rose Hill (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215001400 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.7% 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. 29.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215001400 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215001400 scores 6.7/10, 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.

Was tract 13215001400 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. 28% 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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