Neighborhood · Ranked #11,930 of 84,120 nationally

Wynnton Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215002200 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,593 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Tract 13215002200, home to 2,593 residents in the Wynnton area of Columbus, scores 4.4/10 for landlord eviction risk. It lands near the 21st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 25% of renter households, a moderate level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $793 a month against an average household income of $29,831 a year, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 38% Owners 49%

Tract context

Occupied units845

Renter share51.4%

SVI overall0.88

Poverty rate20.3%

Median income$29,831

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4665, -84.9545 · click any tract to drill in

Why Wynnton scores 6

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

20.3% poverty · this tract

5.1

Supply constraint

$793 rent vs county FMR

2.2

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 Wynnton compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 88

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

91%Socioeconomic
71%Household composition
95%Racial/ethnic minority
70%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
42%Grade C
0%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.

23.5%Housing insecurity
15.4%Utility-shutoff threat
28.9%Food insecurity
24.9%SNAP enrollment
14.5%Transit barriers
16.2%No health insurance
18.9%Frequent mental distress
37.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Wynnton

What moves this score most is economic stress at 5.1/10. 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 below 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.

HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13215002200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002200?

Census tract 13215002200 in the Wynnton neighborhood scores 6/10 (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 13215002200?

Median gross rent is $793/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 25% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002200?

20.3% of residents in tract 13215002200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,593.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 71th, minority 95th, housing 70th.

Is tract 13215002200 considered part of Wynnton?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002200 fall within Wynnton (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215002200 struggle to pay rent?

About 23.5% 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. 15.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215002200 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002200 scores 6/10, 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 13215002200 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. 0% 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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