Census Tract · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally

Griffin Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13255161202 · Spalding County, GA · pop 5,268 · 90% of tract blocks fall in Griffin

Here is how census tract 13255161202, in Griffin eviction risk, looks to a landlord: a 6.7/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 5,268. That is riskier than about 91% of US census tracts.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 34% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $770 a month while the average household earns $70,771 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score

5.1

Moderate

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 21% Stable renters 20% Owners 59%

Tract context

Occupied units2,158

Renter share40.5%

SVI overall0.49

Poverty rate27.5%

Median income$70,771

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Griffin and the region

Centroid at 33.2229, -84.2648 · click any tract to drill in

Why Griffin scores 5.1

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

27.5% poverty · this tract

6.9

Supply constraint

$770 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: 49

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

47%Socioeconomic
47%Household composition
58%Racial/ethnic minority
47%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.

17.7%Housing insecurity
12.1%Utility-shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
21.0%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
14.1%No health insurance
18.5%Frequent mental distress
36.9%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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 17.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 49th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

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 13255161202

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13255161202?

Census tract 13255161202 in Griffin scores 5.1/10 (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 13255161202?

Median gross rent is $770/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13255161202?

27.5% of residents in tract 13255161202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,268.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13255161202?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 49th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 47th, minority 58th, housing 47th.

What share of households in tract 13255161202 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.7% 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. 12.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13255161202 compare to Griffin overall?

Tract 13255161202 scores 5.1/10, 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.