Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally

Edgewood Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215002100 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,846 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Census tract 13215002100 covers part of the Edgewood Forest area of Columbus, GA, and scores 5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Severe burden reaches 37%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.

Risk score

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 25% Stable renters 26% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units954

Renter share51.6%

SVI overall0.78

Poverty rate29.7%

Median income$49,904

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4816, -84.9276 · click any tract to drill in

Why Edgewood Forest scores 5

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

29.7% poverty · this tract

7.4

Supply constraint

$1,214 rent vs county FMR

6.0

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 Edgewood Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 78

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

83%Socioeconomic
98%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
15%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.

24.6%Housing insecurity
18.0%Utility-shutoff threat
31.7%Food insecurity
30.7%SNAP enrollment
16.6%Transit barriers
17.8%No health insurance
22.2%Frequent mental distress
38.6%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Edgewood Forest

The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10. The poverty rate is 30%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

SNAP participation runs 30.7% against 15.2% nationally. On the softer side, state political climate reads 2/10. Sitting well above the midpoint, court filing pressure reads 7.7/10.

Housing insecurity runs 24.6% against 14.2% nationally. It sits 0.9 points above the Muscogee County average of 4.1.

Against Muscogee County at 44.6%, 49% of renters here are cost-burdened. Average gross rent is $1,214, 10% above the Columbus average. Nationally it ranks #32,842 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8/10.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215002100

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002100?

Census tract 13215002100 in the Edgewood Forest neighborhood scores 5/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13215002100?

Median gross rent is $1,214/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002100?

29.7% of residents in tract 13215002100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,846.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002100?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 78th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 83th, household 98th, minority 82th, housing 15th.

Is tract 13215002100 considered part of Edgewood Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002100 fall within Edgewood Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215002100 struggle to pay rent?

About 24.6% 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. 18.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215002100 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002100 scores 5/10, higher 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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