1 census tracts · pop 5,554 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3.5–3.5
Shangri-La on the Lake maps to a single census tract in Riverdale, GA, population 5,554. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Riverdale baseline of 33.5%, 86% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.9/10. Set annual rent against average household income of $54,639 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.5/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 27.5% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
SNAP participation is 31.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. At $1,643 a month, rents sit 21% over what the rest of Riverdale commands. 12% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 1,090 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2012, when filings touched 31.4% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 20.7% in 2016 against a 31.4% peak. Among the 11 mapped neighborhoods of Riverdale, it ranks #7 by risk, the middle third.
At 14% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out. The closest comparables inside the same city are Wexwood and Saranac.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Shangri-La on the Lake vs RiverdaleHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Shangri-La on the Lake
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,090Total filings (sum)
31.77%Avg annual filing rate
31.4%Peak year (2012)
20.65%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
490Total filings 2020-21
6.5Avg monthly observed
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Shangri-La on the Lake
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.5%Housing insecurity
19.5%Utility shutoff threat
33.7%Food insecurity
31.1%SNAP enrollment
16.6%No health insurance
38.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Shangri-La on the Lake
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Shangri-La on the Lake?
Shangri-La on the Lake scores 3.5/10 (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 Shangri-La on the Lake compare to Riverdale overall?
Shangri-La on the Lake scores 0.5 points lower than Riverdale overall (4/10). Renters spend 86% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,643 vs $1,360.
Q3
What is the average rent in Shangri-La on the Lake?
Average gross rent in Shangri-La on the Lake is $1,643/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 86% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Shangri-La on the Lake residents are renters?
14% of Shangri-La on the Lake households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Riverdale). The neighborhood has 5,554 residents.
Q5
Is Shangri-La on the Lake a high social-vulnerability area?
Shangri-La on the Lake sits in the 76th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Shangri-La on the Lake for landlords?
Shangri-La on the Lake carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Riverdale as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Shangri-La on the Lake?
Shangri-La on the Lake has 5,995 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (73.4%), Hispanic / Latino (9.7%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
