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Neighborhood · Ranked #80,791 of 84,120 nationally

Valley View Eviction Risk: Lower , Dunwoody

Tract 13089021227 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 5,615 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 13089021227 runs through Valley View in Dunwoody. With 5,615 residents, it scores 6.5/10 for landlords. That is riskier than roughly 87% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 14% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,857 monthly, set against $125,291 in average yearly household income, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
1.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34% Stable renters 22% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units2,286
Renter share56.0%
SVI overall0.23
Poverty rate1.1%
Median income$125,291

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In Valley View
Very Low
Within parent city
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#8 of 13 tracts In Dunwoody
Moderate
Within county
3 th percentile
Rank, 3rd percentileLowHigh
#198 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Very Low
Within state
4 th percentile
Rank, 4th percentileLowHigh
#2,675 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dunwoody and the region

Centroid at 33.9301, -84.3259 · click any tract to drill in

Why Valley View scores 1.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
1.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,857 rent vs county FMR
5.1
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 Valley View compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Valley View risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 1.31.3This tracttract 021227Dunwoody: 2.32.3Dunwoodyparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 23

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,553Total filings 2020-21
  • 20.4Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 76 filings (760.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 30 filings (300.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 35 filings (350.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 30 filings (300.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 38 filings (380.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 38 filings (380.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 56 filings (560.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 36 filings (360.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 30 filings (300.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 39 filings (390.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 61 filings (610.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 Valley View. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Valley View

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 6.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 3.9% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 23rd 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 13089021227

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021227?

Census tract 13089021227 in the Valley View neighborhood scores 1.3/10 (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 13089021227?

Median gross rent is $1,857/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021227?

1.1% of residents in tract 13089021227 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,615.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021227?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 23th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 13th, household 40th, minority 61th, housing 29th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021227 considered part of Valley View?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021227 fall within Valley View (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089021227 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.6% 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. 3.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089021227 compare to Dunwoody overall?

Tract 13089021227 scores 1.3/10, 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Dunwoody

Top eight tracts in Dunwoody ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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