Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #78,212 of 84,120 nationally
DeKalb Highlands Eviction Risk: Lower , Dunwoody
Tract 13089021217 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,919 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Census tract 13089021217 covers the DeKalb Highlands neighborhood of Dunwoody, home to 2,919 residents. For landlords it grades 6.6/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
About 55% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,755 a month against an average household income of $126,667 a year, roughly 17% of income at the averages. Renters make up 36% of occupied homes.
Risk score
1.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 64%
Tract context
Occupied units954
Renter share36.4%
SVI overall0.28
Poverty rate6.0%
Median income$126,667
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
58
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
6
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
8
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Dunwoody and the region
Centroid at 33.9283, -84.2899 · click any tract to drill in
Why DeKalb Highlands scores 1.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Dunwoody
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.0% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,755 rent vs county FMR
4.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Dunwoody
7.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Dunwoody
8.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Dunwoody
5.9
How DeKalb Highlands compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 28
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 32%Socioeconomic
- 25%Household composition
- 57%Racial/ethnic minority
- 29%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)
- 645Total filings over 8 yrs
- 22.44%Avg annual filing rate
- 35.0%Peak (2011)
- 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 66% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 307Total filings 2020-21
- 4.0Avg 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.
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.
- 8.0%Housing insecurity
- 4.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 7.9%Food insecurity
- 5.0%SNAP enrollment
- 5.0%Transit barriers
- 8.6%No health insurance
- 12.7%Frequent mental distress
- 17.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in DeKalb Highlands
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.8/10. 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 Dunwoody 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 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is White and Black and ranks around the 28th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 13089021217
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021217?
Census tract 13089021217 in the DeKalb Highlands neighborhood scores 1.6/10 (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 13089021217?
Median gross rent is $1,755/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021217?
6.0% of residents in tract 13089021217 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,919.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021217?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 28th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 32th, household 25th, minority 57th, housing 29th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021217 considered part of DeKalb Highlands?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021217 fall within DeKalb Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021217?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 645 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021217 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.44% of renter households, peaking at 35.0% in 2011. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021217 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.0% 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. 4.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021217 compare to Dunwoody overall?
Tract 13089021217 scores 1.6/10, lower than the parent city of Dunwoody at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Dunwoody eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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Highest-risk tracts in Dunwoody
Top eight tracts in Dunwoody ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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2.5
/ 10 · Low
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1.8
/ 10 · Very Low
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1.6
/ 10 · Very Low
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/ 10 · Very Low
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1.2
/ 10 · Very Low
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