Census Tract · Ranked #46,312 of 84,120 nationally

Griffin Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13255160702 · Spalding County, GA · pop 2,594 · 18% of tract blocks fall in Griffin

How risky is Griffin in Spalding County for landlords? Census tract 13255160702 scores 5.3/10, the Moderate tier. It lands near the 50th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 14% of renter households, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,563 monthly, set against $86,023 in average yearly household income, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

3.7

Lower

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 6% Stable renters 35% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units959

Renter share41.2%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate11.6%

Median income$86,023

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Griffin and the region

Centroid at 33.2217, -84.3496 · click any tract to drill in

Why Griffin scores 3.7

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local 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

11.6% poverty · this tract

2.9

Supply constraint

$1,563 rent vs county FMR

3.5

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: 31

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

72%Socioeconomic
10%Household composition
40%Racial/ethnic minority
12%Housing & transportation

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.

15.1%Housing insecurity
9.2%Utility-shutoff threat
17.4%Food insecurity
13.2%SNAP enrollment
9.2%Transit barriers
12.7%No health insurance
18.3%Frequent mental distress
31.0%Any disability

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Griffin

The score leans hardest on 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 below the Spalding County average of 6.0 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 15.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.2% 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 13255160702

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255160702?

Census tract 13255160702 in Griffin scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13255160702?

Median gross rent is $1,563/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13255160702?

11.6% of residents in tract 13255160702 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,594.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13255160702?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 72th, household 10th, minority 40th, housing 12th.

What share of households in tract 13255160702 struggle to pay rent?

About 15.1% 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. 9.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13255160702 compare to Griffin overall?

Tract 13255160702 scores 3.7/10, 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.