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Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally

Ford Heights Eviction Risk: Lower , Mableton

Tract 13067031323 · Cobb County, GA · pop 2,988 · neighborhood within 0.1 mi

Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13067031323 (the Ford Heights area of Mableton, Georgia) comes in at 5.5/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #35,552 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

Rent eats 30% or more of income for 30% of renter households, a high level, and 20% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,821 monthly, set against $105,216 in average yearly household income, roughly 21% of income at the averages. About 28% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 9% Stable renters 20% Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units875
Renter share28.3%
SVI overall0.74
Poverty rate4.8%
Median income$105,216

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Ford Heights
Moderate
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 13 tracts In Mableton
Moderate
Within county
35 th percentile
Rank, 35th percentileLowHigh
#121 of 186 tracts In Cobb County
Low
Within state
11 th percentile
Rank, 11th percentileLowHigh
#2,472 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Mableton and the region

Centroid at 33.8059, -84.6079 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ford Heights scores 1.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Mableton
7.6
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.7
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
4.8% poverty · this tract
1.2
Supply constraint
$1,821 rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Mableton
7.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Mableton
5.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Mableton
5.8

How Ford Heights compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ford Heights risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.81.8This tracttract 031323Mableton: 2.72.7Mabletonparent cityCounty: 2.42.4Countyavg 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)

  • 226Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.0Avg 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: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× 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 Ford Heights

The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 7.1/10. 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 Mableton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the Cobb County average of 5.5 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 14.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Black 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.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13067031323

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13067031323?

Census tract 13067031323 in the Ford Heights neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 13067031323?

Median gross rent is $1,821/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13067031323?

4.8% of residents in tract 13067031323 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,988.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13067031323?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 74th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 45th, household 99th, minority 71th, housing 54th.
Q5

Is tract 13067031323 considered part of Ford Heights?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13067031323 fall within Ford Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13067031323 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.3% 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. 8.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13067031323 compare to Mableton overall?

Tract 13067031323 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of Mableton at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Mableton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Mableton

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

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