Within parent city
33
th percentile
Low
Census Tract · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Griffin Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13255161100 · Spalding County, GA · pop 4,255 · 73% of tract blocks fall in Griffin
Griffin is where census tract 13255161100 sits, home to 4,255 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.1/10. It lands near the 78th percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
45% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,124 a month while the average household earns $80,833 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 27% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 73%
Tract context
Occupied units1,802
Renter share26.9%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate12.3%
Median income$80,833
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
31
th percentile
Low
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Griffin and the region
Centroid at 33.2180, -84.2439 · click any tract to drill in
Why Griffin scores 3.8
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
12.3% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,124 rent vs county FMR
1.1
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: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 39%Socioeconomic
- 52%Household composition
- 39%Racial/ethnic minority
- 31%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)
- 353Total filings over 6 yrs
- 13.99%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.2%Peak (2004)
- 47Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 23% 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.
- 10.4%Housing insecurity
- 6.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 12.1%Food insecurity
- 9.1%SNAP enrollment
- 6.8%Transit barriers
- 10.0%No health insurance
- 16.2%Frequent mental distress
- 29.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Griffin
The heaviest input here 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 about the same as 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 10.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 6.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 353 eviction filings here over 6 tracked years, with about 14.0% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.2% of renter households in 2004.
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 13255161100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255161100?
Census tract 13255161100 in Griffin scores 3.8/10 (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 13255161100?
Median gross rent is $1,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13255161100?
12.3% of residents in tract 13255161100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,255.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13255161100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 39th, household 52th, minority 39th, housing 31th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13255161100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 353 eviction filings across 6 validated years in tract 13255161100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 13.99% of renter households, peaking at 23.2% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13255161100 struggle to pay rent?
About 10.4% 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. 6.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13255161100 compare to Griffin overall?
Tract 13255161100 scores 3.8/10, 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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/ 10 · Elevated
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5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Moderate
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/ 10 · Low
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