Neighborhood · Ranked #8,138 of 84,120 nationally

Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215002300 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 1,462 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13215002300 (Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court in Columbus, Georgia) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. That is riskier than roughly 50% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 44% of renter households, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $812 a month against an average household income of $38,600 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 26% Stable renters 33% Owners 41%

Tract context

Occupied units752

Renter share58.5%

SVI overall0.73

Poverty rate31.6%

Median income$38,600

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4637, -84.9664 · click any tract to drill in

Why Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court scores 6.4

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

31.6% poverty · this tract

7.9

Supply constraint

$812 rent vs county FMR

2.3

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 Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 73

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

75%Socioeconomic
55%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
65%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B: Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

8%Grade A
32%Grade B
18%Grade C
7%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.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

20.4%Housing insecurity
15.1%Utility-shutoff threat
25.4%Food insecurity
24.0%SNAP enrollment
13.8%Transit barriers
13.7%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
34.3%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 7.9/10. 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 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 7% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was B ("Still Desirable"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

The tract is Black and White and ranks around the 73rd 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 13215002300

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002300?

Census tract 13215002300 in the Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (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 13215002300?

Median gross rent is $812/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002300?

31.6% of residents in tract 13215002300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,462.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002300?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 75th, household 55th, minority 69th, housing 65th.

Is tract 13215002300 considered part of Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002300 fall within Martin Luther King JR Boulevard / Havenbrook Court (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215002300 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.4% 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. 15.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215002300 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002300 scores 6.4/10, 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 13215002300 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 7% 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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