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

Benning Park Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215003200 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,245 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Census tract 13215003200 covers the Benning Park neighborhood of Columbus, home to 2,245 residents. For landlords it grades 5.5/10, a moderate reading. That is riskier than about 58% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 47% of renter households, a severe level, and 21% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $663 monthly, set against $27,431 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 89% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 47% Owners 11%
Tract context
Occupied units988
Renter share89.4%
SVI overall0.98
Poverty rate36.9%
Median income$27,431

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Benning Park
Moderate
Within parent city
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Very High
Within county
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Very High
Within state
99 th percentile
Rank, 99th percentileLowHigh
#36 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4305, -84.9434 · click any tract to drill in

Why Benning Park 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
36.9% poverty · this tract
9.2
Supply constraint
$663 rent vs county FMR
1.0
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 Benning Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Benning Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.76.7This tracttract 003200Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 98

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 Benning Park

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.2/10. 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.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 98th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 44.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 37.6% 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 13215003200

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215003200?

Census tract 13215003200 in the Benning Park 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.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13215003200?

Median gross rent is $663/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215003200?

36.9% of residents in tract 13215003200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,245.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215003200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 98th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 97th, minority 94th, housing 85th.
Q5

Is tract 13215003200 considered part of Benning Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215003200 fall within Benning Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215003200 struggle to pay rent?

About 44.1% 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. 37.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215003200 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215003200 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Columbus

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

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