Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #12,919 of 84,120 nationally
Northwoods Eviction Risk: Elevated , Chamblee
Tract 13089021204 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,973 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 13089021204 covers part of the Northwoods area of Chamblee, GA, and scores 7/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 2,973. 43% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 68%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 6%
Tract context
Occupied units787
Renter share93.9%
SVI overall0.91
Poverty rate44.1%
Median income$40,449
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
80
th percentile
High
Within county
97
th percentile
Very High
Within state
99
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chamblee and the region
Centroid at 33.8818, -84.2991 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwoods scores 7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chamblee
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
44.1% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,516 rent vs county FMR
3.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chamblee
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chamblee
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chamblee
6.9
How Northwoods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 91
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 93%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 100%Racial/ethnic minority
- 72%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)
- 94Total filings over 8 yrs
- 1.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 1.8%Peak (2004)
- 14Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 30% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 265Total filings 2020-21
- 3.5Avg 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 Northwoods. 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.
- 43.7%Housing insecurity
- 27.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 59.8%Food insecurity
- 52.8%SNAP enrollment
- 30.5%Transit barriers
- 59.0%No health insurance
- 22.4%Frequent mental distress
- 46.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwoods
73% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, far above the DeKalb County average of 52.2%. The score leans hardest on economic stress at 10/10. Housing insecurity runs 43.7% against 14.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 44%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. On the high side, court filing pressure reads 9.7/10. This is renter territory: 94% of occupied units are tenant-occupied.
Set annual rent against average income of $40,449 and the ratio lands at 45%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 2.5 points.
Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.6/10. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 27.8% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
At $1,516 a month, rents run 18% under what the rest of Chamblee commands. Court records carry 94 eviction filings across 8 observed years. The worst year on record was 2004, when 1.8% of renter households were served.
In a typical year about 1.2% of renter households face a filing. On the national scale it lands near the 85th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021204
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021204?
Census tract 13089021204 in the Northwoods neighborhood scores 7/10 (Elevated 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 13089021204?
Median gross rent is $1,516/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021204?
44.1% of residents in tract 13089021204 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,973.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021204?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 91th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 93th, household 78th, minority 100th, housing 72th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021204 considered part of Northwoods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021204 fall within Northwoods (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021204?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 94 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021204 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 1.22% of renter households, peaking at 1.8% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021204 struggle to pay rent?
About 43.7% 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. 27.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021204 compare to Chamblee overall?
Tract 13089021204 scores 7/10, higher than the parent city of Chamblee at 5.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chamblee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chamblee
Top eight tracts in Chamblee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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