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Mount Vernon Eviction Risk: Elevated , Columbus

Tract 13215010704 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 2,855 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 13215010704 sits in the Mount Vernon area of Columbus eviction risk, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. That is riskier than about 62% of US census tracts.

About 48% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $912 monthly, set against $38,139 in average yearly household income, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 65% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
6.5
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31% Stable renters 34% Owners 35%
Tract context
Occupied units1,227
Renter share65.1%
SVI overall0.70
Poverty rate37.4%
Median income$38,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Mount Vernon
Moderate
Within parent city
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#11 of 59 tracts In Columbus
High
Within county
79 th percentile
Rank, 79th percentileLowHigh
#13 of 59 tracts In Muscogee County
High
Within state
98 th percentile
Rank, 98th percentileLowHigh
#61 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4334, -84.9224 · click any tract to drill in

Why Mount Vernon scores 6.5

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
37.4% poverty · this tract
9.4
Supply constraint
$912 rent vs county FMR
3.2
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 Mount Vernon compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Mount Vernon risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 6.56.5This tracttract 010704Columbus: 2.72.7Columbusparent cityCounty: 5.45.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

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 Mount Vernon

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 9.4/10. 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 above the Muscogee County average of 5.0 and in line with 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 70th 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 27.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 20.8% 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 13215010704

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010704?

Census tract 13215010704 in the Mount Vernon neighborhood scores 6.5/10 (Elevated 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 13215010704?

Median gross rent is $912/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215010704?

37.4% of residents in tract 13215010704 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,855.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215010704?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 17th, minority 87th, housing 75th.
Q5

Is tract 13215010704 considered part of Mount Vernon?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215010704 fall within Mount Vernon (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13215010704 struggle to pay rent?

About 27.3% 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. 20.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13215010704 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215010704 scores 6.5/10, 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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