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Neighborhood · Ranked #8,912 of 84,120 nationally

Benning Hills Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215003301 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 1,231 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Benning Hills neighborhood of Columbus anchors census tract 13215003301, which lands at 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 69% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 53% of renter households, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $952 monthly, set against $41,667 in average yearly household income, roughly 27% of income at the averages. Renters make up 44% of occupied homes.

Risk score
6.3
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 21% Owners 56%
Tract context
Occupied units400
Renter share43.8%
SVI overall0.94
Poverty rate59.5%
Median income$41,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Benning Hills
Very High
Within parent city
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#17 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Elevated
Within county
71 th percentile
Rank, 71st percentileLowHigh
#18 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Elevated
Within state
97 th percentile
Rank, 97th percentileLowHigh
#98 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4121, -84.9278 · click any tract to drill in

Why Benning Hills scores 6.3

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
59.5% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$952 rent vs county FMR
3.6
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 Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Benning Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.36.3This tracttract 003301Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 94

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within Benning Hills. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Benning Hills

The heaviest input here is economic stress at $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 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 Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 94th 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 36.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 30.8% 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 13215003301

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215003301?

Census tract 13215003301 in the Benning Hills neighborhood scores 6.3/10 (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 13215003301?

Median gross rent is $952/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215003301?

59.5% of residents in tract 13215003301 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,231.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215003301?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 94th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 99th, minority 93th, housing 41th.
Q5

Is tract 13215003301 considered part of Benning Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215003301 fall within Benning Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215003301 struggle to pay rent?

About 36.8% 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. 30.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215003301 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215003301 scores 6.3/10, 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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