1 census tracts · pop 6,030 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Saranac maps to a single census tract in Gainesville, VA, population 6,030. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. roughly one in two of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, markedly above the Gainesville rate of 31.7%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1/10. Severe burden reaches 23%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Average gross rent is $2,700, 18% above the Gainesville average of $2,283.
The voucher gap is 16.7%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The filing record is not thin: 9 evictions logged in this tract.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 6.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 4.9% of renter households.
5.3% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. Among the 5 mapped neighborhoods of Gainesville, it ranks #4 by risk, the lower third.
Judgments average 3.2% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order. At 3% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. For a like-for-like read, Amberleigh Station and Waterfall Village score within a fraction of it.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Saranac vs GainesvilleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport12%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Saranac
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
9Total filings (sum)
4.86%Avg annual filing rate
4.9%Peak year (2016)
4.86%Latest filed (2016)
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Saranac
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
6.6%Housing insecurity
4.2%Utility shutoff threat
7.1%Food insecurity
4.5%SNAP enrollment
5.3%No health insurance
23.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Saranac
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Saranac?
Saranac scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Saranac compare to Gainesville overall?
Saranac scores 0.8 points lower than Gainesville overall (3.8/10). Renters spend 49% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $2,700 vs $2,283.
Q3
What is the average rent in Saranac?
Average gross rent in Saranac is $2,700/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 49% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Saranac residents are renters?
3% of Saranac households are renter-occupied (vs 16% in Gainesville). The neighborhood has 6,030 residents.
Q5
Is Saranac a high social-vulnerability area?
Saranac sits in the 8th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Saranac for landlords?
Saranac carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Gainesville as a whole (3.8/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Saranac?
Saranac has 5,901 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (59.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (13.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
