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Parkchester Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215002901 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,855 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13215002901 (Parkchester in Columbus, Georgia) comes in at 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 52% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $895 a month while the average household earns $41,602 a year, roughly 26% of income at the averages. About 57% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 28% Owners 42%
Tract context
Occupied units1,069
Renter share57.2%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate26.3%
Median income$41,602

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Parkchester
Moderate
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#20 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Elevated
Within county
66 th percentile
Rank, 66th percentileLowHigh
#21 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Elevated
Within state
95 th percentile
Rank, 95th percentileLowHigh
#133 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4561, -84.9341 · click any tract to drill in

Why Parkchester scores 6.2

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
26.3% poverty · this tract
6.6
Supply constraint
$895 rent vs county FMR
3.1
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 Parkchester compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Parkchester risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.26.2This tracttract 002901Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 90

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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Parkchester

The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.6/10. 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 90th 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 13215002901

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215002901?

Census tract 13215002901 in the Parkchester neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13215002901?

Median gross rent is $895/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215002901?

26.3% of residents in tract 13215002901 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,855.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215002901?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 45th, minority 96th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 13215002901 considered part of Parkchester?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215002901 fall within Parkchester (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215002901 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.1% 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. 19.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215002901 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215002901 scores 6.2/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

Top eight tracts in Columbus ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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