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Neighborhood · Brookhaven, GA

Ashford Park Eviction Risk: Lower

7 census tracts · pop 23,336 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.4/10 · range 1.7–4.8

Ashford Park is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Brookhaven with 7 census tracts and a population of 23,336 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.4/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 45% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 24% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,953/month sits 4% higher than the Brookhaven citywide average ($1,882).

Risk score
2.4
Lower
7 tracts · population-weighted
Ashford Park vs Brookhaven How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
44.8% +57%
Brookhaven: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$1,953 +4%
Brookhaven: $1,882
Average HH income
$134,572 +15%
Brookhaven: $117,448
Poverty rate
7.8% -23%
Brookhaven: 10.2%
Renter share
48.1% +1%
Brookhaven: 47.4%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ashford Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 7 tracts span score 1.7–4.8

Why Ashford Park scores 2.4

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
45% of income on rent · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
48% renter households · Range 8.9–8.9 across tracts
8.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Economic stress
7.8% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.7 across tracts
2.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.7–9.2 across tracts
5.7
Risk score comparison

Ashford Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ashford Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Ashford Park: 2.42.4Ashford ParkNeighborhoodParent city: 2.62.6Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Ashford Park?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 3.1 points from 1.7 to 4.8. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

7 tracts in Ashford Park

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13089021418 4.8 2,193 63% $1,665
13089021420 4.1 1,370 60% $1,595
13089021421 3.3 1,864 39% $1,629
13089021103 2.1 4,981 54% $1,954
13089021405 1.8 4,992 19% $1,782
13089021411 1.8 4,124 48% $1,984
13089021412 1.7 3,812 51% $2,593
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 27

Pop-weighted across 7 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 29%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 14%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 49%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ashford Park

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 836Total filings (sum)
  • 5.72%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.2%Peak year (2014)
  • 3.12%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,095Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.0Avg 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 Ashford Park

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Ashford Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ashford Park?

Ashford Park scores 2.4/10 (Lower tier) across 7 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 Ashford Park compare to Brookhaven overall?

Ashford Park scores 0.2 points lower than Brookhaven overall (2.6/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,953 vs $1,882.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ashford Park?

Average gross rent in Ashford Park is $1,953/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ashford Park residents are renters?

48% of Ashford Park households are renter-occupied (vs 47% in Brookhaven). The neighborhood has 23,336 residents.
Q5

Is Ashford Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Ashford Park sits in the 27th 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 Ashford Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ashford Park is census tract 13089021418 (score 4.8/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 1.7 to 4.8, a spread of 3.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Ashford Park for landlords?

Ashford Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.4/10). Pop-weighted across 7 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Brookhaven as a whole (2.6/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Ashford Park?

Ashford Park has 24,064 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Hispanic / Latino (21.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (10.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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