Within parent city
56
th percentile
Elevated
Census Tract · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Griffin Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13255160300 · Spalding County, GA · pop 2,890 · 47% of tract blocks fall in Griffin
How risky is Griffin for landlords? Census tract 13255160300 scores 6.7/10, the Elevated tier. On the national scale it ranks #7,941 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 58% of renter households, a severe level, and 17% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,014 monthly, set against $53,169 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 43% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 18%
Owners 57%
Tract context
Occupied units1,071
Renter share43.0%
SVI overall0.81
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$53,169
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
63
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
81
th percentile
High
National
74
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Griffin and the region
Centroid at 33.2924, -84.2581 · click any tract to drill in
Why Griffin scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Griffin
4.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
4.0
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,014 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Griffin
8.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Griffin
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Griffin
8.6
How Griffin compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 81
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 63%Household composition
- 85%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,602Total filings over 6 yrs
- 48.89%Avg annual filing rate
- 66.5%Peak (2001)
- 177Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 6 months.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
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.
- 29.9%Housing insecurity
- 22.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 40.7%Food insecurity
- 40.8%SNAP enrollment
- 20.2%Transit barriers
- 19.6%No health insurance
- 21.3%Frequent mental distress
- 44.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Griffin
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 9.6/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Griffin eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Spalding County average of 6.0 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,602 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 48.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 66.5% of renter households in 2001.
In CDC survey modeling, about 29.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13255160300
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255160300?
Census tract 13255160300 in Griffin 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.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13255160300?
Median gross rent is $1,014/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13255160300?
25.1% of residents in tract 13255160300 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,890.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13255160300?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 81th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 63th, minority 85th, housing 72th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13255160300?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,602 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 13255160300 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 48.89% of renter households, peaking at 66.5% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13255160300 struggle to pay rent?
About 29.9% 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. 22.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13255160300 compare to Griffin overall?
Tract 13255160300 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Griffin at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Griffin eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Griffin
Top eight tracts in Griffin ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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13255160800
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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13255160701
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
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13255160402
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
13255160900
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
13255161202
5.1
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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13255160500
3.8
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
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3.7
/ 10 · Low
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