Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #50,654 of 84,120 nationally
Sterling Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Augusta
Tract 13245010108 · Richmond County, GA · pop 1,069 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
13245010108 is a census tract in the Sterling Heights area of Augusta, GA. It scores 3.9/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,069 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.6/10.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 52%
Owners 17%
Tract context
Occupied units602
Renter share83.2%
SVI overall0.27
Poverty rate19.6%
Median income$49,497
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
48
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
49
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
49
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Augusta and the region
Centroid at 33.5160, -82.0347 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sterling Heights scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Augusta
7.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
6.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.6% poverty · this tract
4.9
Supply constraint
$1,126 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Augusta
1.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Augusta
3.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Augusta
3.2
How Sterling Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 27
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 53%Socioeconomic
- 2%Household composition
- 80%Racial/ethnic minority
- 30%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Sterling Heights. 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.
- 20.8%Housing insecurity
- 13.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.4%Food insecurity
- 17.7%SNAP enrollment
- 12.4%Transit barriers
- 13.0%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sterling Heights
Against Richmond County at 51.1%, 37% of renters here are cost-burdened. This is renter territory: 83% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Well under the midpoint, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.2/10. 19% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10.
The poverty rate is 20%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. That is riskier than roughly 40% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model.
On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 3.4/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.
It tracks the Richmond County average of 4.0 closely. Average gross rent is $1,126, close to the Augusta average. Annual rent works out to 27% of average household income of $49,497.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13245010108
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13245010108?
Census tract 13245010108 in the Sterling Heights neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (Lower 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 13245010108?
Median gross rent is $1,126/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13245010108?
19.6% of residents in tract 13245010108 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,069.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13245010108?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 27th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 53th, household 2th, minority 80th, housing 30th.
Q5
Is tract 13245010108 considered part of Sterling Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13245010108 fall within Sterling Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13245010108 struggle to pay rent?
About 20.8% 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. 13.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13245010108 compare to Augusta overall?
Tract 13245010108 scores 3.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Augusta at 3.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Augusta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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