Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally

East Highlands Eviction Risk: Moderate , Columbus

Tract 13215011200 · Muscogee County, GA · pop 1,803 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

Eviction risk in the East Highlands area of Columbus centers on tract 13215011200, which scores $1/10 (Moderate tier) and is home to 1,803 residents. That is riskier than roughly 39% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $896 a month while the average household earns $48,580 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.2

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 28% Stable renters 20% Owners 52%

Tract context

Occupied units1,050

Renter share48.1%

SVI overall0.83

Poverty rate13.8%

Median income$48,580

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Columbus and the region

Centroid at 32.4805, -84.9696 · click any tract to drill in

Why East Highlands scores 5.2

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

13.8% poverty · this tract

3.4

Supply constraint

$896 rent vs county FMR

3.1

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 East Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 83

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

93%Socioeconomic
58%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
64%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.

0%Grade A
16%Grade B
29%Grade C
25%Grade D · redlined

Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Within East Highlands. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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.

19.4%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility-shutoff threat
24.7%Food insecurity
23.0%SNAP enrollment
13.2%Transit barriers
15.2%No health insurance
19.6%Frequent mental distress
35.5%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in East Highlands

The heaviest input here is economic stress at 3.4/10. 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 riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 19.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 13.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

Part of this tract, about 25% of its area, sat in the redlined grade-D zone on 1930s HOLC maps, though its dominant grade was C ("Declining"). That lending history still correlates with present-day rent burden.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13215011200

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13215011200?

Census tract 13215011200 in the East Highlands neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13215011200?

Median gross rent is $896/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13215011200?

13.8% of residents in tract 13215011200 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,803.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13215011200?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 83th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 58th, minority 68th, housing 64th.

Is tract 13215011200 considered part of East Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13215011200 fall within East Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13215011200 struggle to pay rent?

About 19.4% 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. 13.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13215011200 compare to Columbus overall?

Tract 13215011200 scores 5.2/10, 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.

Was tract 13215011200 historically redlined?

Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 25% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.

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