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Ridgewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Forest Park

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

With a score of 4.4/10, tract 13063040310 in the Ridgewood area of Forest Park, GA reads moderate for landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,539 residents. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.9/10.

Risk score
4.4
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
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#33 of 70 tracts In Clayton County
Moderate
Within state
61 th percentile
Rank, 61st percentileLowHigh
#1,080 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 4.4

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 / state4.4This tracttract 0403104.5Forest Parkparent city4.4Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg 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 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 severe-burden share is 33%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.7/10.

Well under the midpoint, supply constraint reads 1.3/10. SNAP participation runs 22.7% against 15.2% nationally. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 15.5% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.

That is riskier than roughly 49% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 50% of renters.

It tracks the Clayton County average of 4.4 closely. Average gross rent is $1,144, close to the Forest Park average. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $59,554.

54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13063040310

Q1

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

Census tract 13063040310 in the Ridgewood neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (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 4.4/10, right in line with the parent city of Forest Park at 4.5/10. 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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