Neighborhood · Ranked #32,842 of 84,120 nationally
Benning Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 13215003301 ·
Muscogee County, GA · pop 1,231 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
13215003301 is a census tract in the Benning Hills area of Columbus, GA. It scores 5/10 for landlords. Population here is 1,231. Severe burden reaches 38%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate.
Risk score
5
Moderate
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
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Benning Hills
Very High
Within parent city
98th percentile
#2 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Very High
Within county
86th percentile
#9 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
High
Within state
76th percentile
#681 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
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 5
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 94
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
96%Socioeconomic
99%Household composition
93%Racial/ethnic minority
41%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Benning Hills. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
36.8%Housing insecurity
30.8%Utility-shutoff threat
49.0%Food insecurity
53.0%SNAP enrollment
26.2%Transit barriers
22.8%No health insurance
24.0%Frequent mental distress
46.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Benning Hills
What pushes it up most is economic stress at 10/10. The poverty rate is 59%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. On the softer side, rent-regulation exposure reads 1/10.
Disability prevalence runs 46.7% against 31.5% nationally. Against Muscogee County at 44.6%, 53% of renters here are cost-burdened.
Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. Adults with no health insurance runs 22.8% against 11.3% nationally.
It sits 0.9 points above the Muscogee County average of 4.1. Average gross rent is $952, 14% below the Columbus average.
That is riskier than roughly 61% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 9.5/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the most pressured.
Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $41,667.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
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 5/10 (Moderate 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 5/10, higher than the parent city of Columbus at 3.6/10. 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.