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Neighborhood · Ranked #14,316 of 84,120 nationally

Forest Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215010607 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 5,443 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

The Forest Hills neighborhood of Columbus anchors census tract 13215010607, which lands at 5.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than roughly 47% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,079 a month while the average household earns $43,085 a year, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 41% of occupied homes.

Risk score
5.8
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 14% Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,934
Renter share40.6%
SVI overall0.85
Poverty rate20.0%
Median income$43,085

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Forest Hills
Moderate
Within parent city
55 th percentile
Rank, 55th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 59 tracts In Columbus
Elevated
Within county
53 th percentile
Rank, 53rd percentileLowHigh
#28 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
Moderate
Within state
91 th percentile
Rank, 91st percentileLowHigh
#247 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4848, -84.8783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Forest Hills scores 5.8

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
20.0% poverty · this tract
5.0
Supply constraint
$1,079 rent vs county FMR
4.7
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 Forest Hills compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Forest Hills risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 5.85.8This tracttract 010607Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 85

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 Forest Hills

The score leans hardest on 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 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 riskier side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 85th 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 25.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 17.6% 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 13215010607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010607?

Census tract 13215010607 in the Forest Hills neighborhood scores 5.8/10 (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 13215010607?

Median gross rent is $1,079/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215010607?

20.0% of residents in tract 13215010607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,443.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215010607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 85th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 91th, minority 87th, housing 38th.
Q5

Is tract 13215010607 considered part of Forest Hills?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215010607 fall within Forest Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215010607 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.0% 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. 17.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215010607 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215010607 scores 5.8/10, 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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