Neighborhood · Ranked #29,578 of 84,120 nationally

Battle Forest Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215010705 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 4,061 · neighborhood within 0.3 mi

Census tract 13215010705 belongs to the Battle Forest neighborhood of Columbus, Georgia. It is home to 4,061 residents and scores 4.7/10, a moderate reading for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 29% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 40% 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 $1,157 a month against an average household income of $69,794 a year, roughly 20% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

4.7

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 17% Stable renters 26% Owners 57%

Tract context

Occupied units1,439

Renter share43.2%

SVI overall0.70

Poverty rate11.7%

Median income$69,794

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4300, -84.9082 · click any tract to drill in

Why Battle Forest scores 4.7

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

11.7% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,157 rent vs county FMR

5.4

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 Battle Forest compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 70

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

61%Socioeconomic
75%Household composition
94%Racial/ethnic minority
51%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.

19.8%Housing insecurity
13.2%Utility-shutoff threat
22.1%Food insecurity
18.1%SNAP enrollment
12.0%Transit barriers
12.2%No health insurance
18.0%Frequent mental distress
30.9%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Battle Forest

The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13215010705

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215010705?

Census tract 13215010705 in the Battle Forest neighborhood scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13215010705?

Median gross rent is $1,157/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215010705?

11.7% of residents in tract 13215010705 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,061.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215010705?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 70th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 61th, household 75th, minority 94th, housing 51th.

Is tract 13215010705 considered part of Battle Forest?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215010705 fall within Battle Forest (neighborhood centroid within 0.3 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215010705 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.8% 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. 13.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215010705 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215010705 scores 4.7/10, 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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