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Lakeshore Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215010502 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,026 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

The Moderate-tier score of 4.8/10 for census tract 13215010502 reflects conditions in the Lakeshore neighborhood of Columbus, Georgia. That is riskier than roughly 32% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 49% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $981 a month against an average household income of $47,733 a year, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 86% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 42% Stable renters 44% Owners 14%
Tract context
Occupied units897
Renter share85.7%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate9.6%
Median income$47,733

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Lakeshore
Moderate
Within parent city
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Low
Within county
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#42 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Low
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#658 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.5133, -84.8805 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lakeshore scores 4.9

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
9.6% poverty · this tract
2.4
Supply constraint
$981 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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 Lakeshore compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lakeshore risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 010502Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 96

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 Lakeshore

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 3.9/10. 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 Black and White and ranks around the 96th 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 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.8% 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 13215010502

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010502?

Census tract 13215010502 in the Lakeshore neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 13215010502?

Median gross rent is $981/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215010502?

9.6% of residents in tract 13215010502 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,026.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215010502?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 77th, household 97th, minority 74th, housing 98th.
Q5

Is tract 13215010502 considered part of Lakeshore?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215010502 fall within Lakeshore (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215010502 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.2% 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. 10.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215010502 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215010502 scores 4.9/10, 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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