Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #72,539 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Forrest Eviction Risk: Lower , Hattiesburg
Tract 28073020206 · Lamar County, MS · pop 4,852 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
How risky is the Oak Forrest area of Hattiesburg for landlords? Census tract 28073020206 scores 3.2/10, the Lower tier. That is riskier than roughly 3% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 14% of renter households, a modest level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,618 a month while the average household earns $126,544 a year, roughly 15% of income at the averages. About 8% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.1
Lower
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 1%
Stable renters 7%
Owners 92%
Tract context
Occupied units1,677
Renter share7.8%
SVI overall0.09
Poverty rate3.2%
Median income$126,544
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
4
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Hattiesburg and the region
Centroid at 31.2953, -89.4340 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Forrest scores 2.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Hattiesburg
4.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
2.7
State political climate
Mississippi legislature & governorship
1.8
Economic stress
3.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,618 rent vs county FMR
9.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Hattiesburg
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
3.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Hattiesburg
3.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Hattiesburg
2.5
How Oak Forrest compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 9
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 8%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 6%Housing & transportation
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Oak Forrest. 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.
- 7.8%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 3.7%SNAP enrollment
- 5.4%Transit barriers
- 6.2%No health insurance
- 13.5%Frequent mental distress
- 26.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Forrest
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 9.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Hattiesburg eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Lamar County average of 4.4 and below the Mississippi statewide average of 4.7. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 9th 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 7.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is among the easier places to operate: faster process, lighter tenant-protection overhead, and shorter typical cases.
Frequently asked
About tract 28073020206
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 28073020206?
Census tract 28073020206 in the Oak Forrest neighborhood scores 2.1/10 (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 28073020206?
Median gross rent is $1,618/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 14% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 28073020206?
3.2% of residents in tract 28073020206 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,852.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 28073020206?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 9th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 8th, household 55th, minority 30th, housing 6th.
Q5
Is tract 28073020206 considered part of Oak Forrest?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 28073020206 fall within Oak Forrest (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 28073020206 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.8% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 28073020206 compare to Hattiesburg overall?
Tract 28073020206 scores 2.1/10, lower than the parent city of Hattiesburg at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Hattiesburg eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Hattiesburg
Top eight tracts in Hattiesburg ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · MS
Westwood
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Woodlawn Court
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Bonhomie
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
28035001100
6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
West Hills
5.9
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Forrest Park
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Westwood
5.5
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · MS
Westover
5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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