Neighborhood · Ranked #67,219 of 84,120 nationally
Fortson Terrace Eviction Risk: Lower , Columbus
Tract 13215010205 ·
Muscogee County, GA · pop 3,647 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
13215010205 is a census tract in the Fortson Terrace area of Columbus, GA. It scores 3/10 for landlords. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure at 1/10.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 29%Stable renters 32%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units1,662
Renter share61.1%
SVI overall0.61
Poverty rate5.6%
Median income$70,591
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#1 of 1 tracts In Fortson Terrace
Moderate
Within parent city
9th percentile
#54 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Very Low
Within county
22th percentile
#46 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Low
Within state
24th percentile
#2,121 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Columbus and the region
Centroid at 32.5475, -84.9445 · click any tract to drill in
Why Fortson Terrace scores 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
5.6% poverty · this tract
1.4
Supply constraint
$1,250 rent vs county FMR
6.3
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 Fortson Terrace compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 61
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
36%Socioeconomic
69%Household composition
53%Racial/ethnic minority
79%Housing & transportation
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.
10.3%Housing insecurity
6.2%Utility-shutoff threat
10.8%Food insecurity
7.4%SNAP enrollment
6.7%Transit barriers
10.1%No health insurance
16.5%Frequent mental distress
24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Fortson Terrace
Running cool, economic stress reads 1.4/10. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.
The severe-burden share is 15%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. It sits 1.1 points below the Muscogee County average of 4.1. SNAP participation runs 7.4% against 15.2% nationally.
Average gross rent is $1,250, 13% above the Columbus average. The voucher gap is 12.8%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which surfaces as churn rather than arrears. Food insecurity runs 10.8% against 17.8% nationally.
Nationally it ranks #67,219 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. Social vulnerability reads 6.5/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points cooler.
Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
Tract-level figures come from the ACS 5-year release and are rebuilt whenever that, the court-record feed, or the statutory ledger behind the score changes.
Frequently asked
About tract 13215010205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010205?
Census tract 13215010205 in the Fortson Terrace neighborhood scores 3/10 (Lower 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 13215010205?
Median gross rent is $1,250/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13215010205?
5.6% of residents in tract 13215010205 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,647.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13215010205?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 61th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 36th, household 69th, minority 53th, housing 79th.
Q5
Is tract 13215010205 considered part of Fortson Terrace?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215010205 fall within Fortson Terrace (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13215010205 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.3% 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. 6.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13215010205 compare to Columbus overall?
Tract 13215010205 scores 3/10, lower 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.