Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Fortson Terrace Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus
Tract 13215010205 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 3,647 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
The Fortson Terrace area of Columbus anchors census tract 13215010205, which lands at 4.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 15% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,250 a month while the average household earns $70,591 a year, roughly 21% of income at the averages. Renters make up 61% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
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 parent city
16
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
17
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
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 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal 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
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 6.3/10. 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 below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 61st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.2% 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 13215010205
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010205?
Census tract 13215010205 in the Fortson Terrace neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 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 4.2/10, 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.
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6.7
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6.7
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6.7
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6.6
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6.6
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