Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #26,446 of 84,120 nationally
Cambridge Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Doraville
Tract 13089021306 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 5,182 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 13089021306 covers the Cambridge Square neighborhood of Doraville, home to 5,182 residents. For landlords it grades 7.4/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 82% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 48% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,605 monthly, set against $61,047 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 48%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units2,406
Renter share59.2%
SVI overall0.58
Poverty rate24.9%
Median income$61,047
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
86
th percentile
High
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Doraville and the region
Centroid at 33.9190, -84.2744 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cambridge Square scores 4.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Doraville
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
24.9% poverty · this tract
6.2
Supply constraint
$1,605 rent vs county FMR
3.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Doraville
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Doraville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Doraville
8.9
How Cambridge Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 58
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 79%Socioeconomic
- 24%Household composition
- 73%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 2,799Total filings over 8 yrs
- 23.95%Avg annual filing rate
- 31.6%Peak (2012)
- 301Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 25% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,695Total filings 2020-21
- 22.3Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Cambridge Square. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
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.
- 18.9%Housing insecurity
- 11.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 22.2%Food insecurity
- 16.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.4%Transit barriers
- 21.9%No health insurance
- 16.3%Frequent mental distress
- 24.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cambridge Square
What moves this score most is rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Doraville, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 58th 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,799 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 23.9% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 31.6% of renter households in 2012.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021306
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021306?
Census tract 13089021306 in the Cambridge Square neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 13089021306?
Median gross rent is $1,605/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 82% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021306?
24.9% of residents in tract 13089021306 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,182.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021306?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 58th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 24th, minority 73th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021306 considered part of Cambridge Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021306 fall within Cambridge Square (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021306?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,799 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021306 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 23.95% of renter households, peaking at 31.6% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021306 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.9% 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. 11.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021306 compare to Doraville overall?
Tract 13089021306 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Doraville at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Doraville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Doraville
Top eight tracts in Doraville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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