3 census tracts · pop 8,047 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5.1
Decatur Terrace spans 3 census tracts of Avondale Estates, GA and houses 8,047 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.8/10, in the Lower tier. Against a Avondale Estates baseline of 37.6%, around two-thirds of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 30%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3 to 5.1, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
On the high side is rent-regulation exposure at 7.6/10. Court records carry 3,199 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.5/10.
At $1,336 a month, rents sit 14% under what the rest of Avondale Estates commands. The worst year on record was 2007, when filings touched 79.2% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 18.0% in 2016, is well off that peak. Against average income of $110,188, annual rent is only 15%, a wide affordability cushion.
33% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Decatur Terrace vs Avondale EstatesHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport32%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Decatur Terrace
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,199Total filings (sum)
30.68%Avg annual filing rate
79.2%Peak year (2007)
19.29%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,036Total filings 2020-21
5.2Avg 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 Decatur Terrace
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.7%Housing insecurity
6.6%Utility shutoff threat
10.6%Food insecurity
8.5%SNAP enrollment
7.9%No health insurance
20.9%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Decatur Terrace
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Decatur Terrace?
Decatur Terrace scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Decatur Terrace compare to Avondale Estates overall?
Decatur Terrace scores 0.2 points higher than Avondale Estates overall (3.6/10). Renters spend 65% of income on rent vs 38% citywide. Average rent: $1,336 vs $1,557.
Q3
What is the average rent in Decatur Terrace?
Average gross rent in Decatur eviction risk Terrace is $1,336/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 65% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Decatur Terrace residents are renters?
33% of Decatur Terrace households are renter-occupied (vs 18% in Avondale Estates). The neighborhood has 8,047 residents.
Q5
Is Decatur Terrace a high social-vulnerability area?
Decatur Terrace sits in the 31st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Decatur Terrace have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Decatur Terrace is census tract 13089023102 (score 5.1/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.1, a spread of 2.1 points.
Q7
How safe is Decatur Terrace for landlords?
Decatur eviction risk Terrace carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Avondale Estates as a whole (3.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Decatur Terrace?
Decatur Terrace has 7,995 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (22.4%), Other / Multiracial (9.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
