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Neighborhood · Ranked #35,899 of 84,120 nationally

Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Forest Park

Tract 13063040310 · Clayton County, GA · pop 3,539 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi

The Ridgewood area of Forest Park is where census tract 13063040310 sits, home to 3,539 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.8/10. It lands near the 92nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 50% of renter households, a severe level, and 33% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,144 a month while the average household earns $59,554 a year, roughly 23% of income at the averages. Renters make up 54% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27% Stable renters 27% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units1,283
Renter share54.1%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$59,554

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ridgewood
Moderate
Within parent city
17 th percentile
Rank, 17th percentileLowHigh
#6 of 7 tracts In Forest Park
Very Low
Within county
51 th percentile
Rank, 51st percentileLowHigh
#35 of 70 tracts In Clayton County
Moderate
Within state
65 th percentile
Rank, 65th percentileLowHigh
#969 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Forest Park and the region

Centroid at 33.6265, -84.3510 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ridgewood scores 4.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Forest Park
8.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.5
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,144 rent vs county FMR
1.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Forest Park
7.4
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Forest Park
9.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Forest Park
7.2

How Ridgewood compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ridgewood risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.34.3This tracttract 040310Forest Park: 2.82.8Forest Parkparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 74

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

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,264Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.6Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 82 filings (820.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 41 filings (410.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 42 filings (420.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 28 filings (280.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 28 filings (280.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ridgewood

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.7/10. 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 Forest Park eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clayton County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 74th 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 25.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 15.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

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 13063040310

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13063040310?

Census tract 13063040310 in the Ridgewood neighborhood scores 4.3/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 13063040310?

Median gross rent is $1,144/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13063040310?

15.0% of residents in tract 13063040310 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,539.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13063040310?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 18th, minority 91th, housing 57th.
Q5

Is tract 13063040310 considered part of Ridgewood?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13063040310 fall within Ridgewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13063040310 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.8% 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. 15.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13063040310 compare to Forest Park overall?

Tract 13063040310 scores 4.3/10, higher than the parent city of Forest Park at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Forest Park eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Forest Park

Top eight tracts in Forest Park ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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