7 census tracts · pop 25,078 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.8/10
· range 3.3–7.7
Oakengate is a 7-tract neighborhood of Clarkston, GA and houses 25,078 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.8/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. The 7 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3.3 to 7.7, a 4.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Clarkston rate of 36.2%. Severe burden reaches 33%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.2/10.
Running hot is housing-court posture at 7.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 395 evictions logged in this tract. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
SNAP participation is 24.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 27.4% of adults, 9.6 points above the national rate. Filing activity peaked in 2004 at 15.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 2.4% in 2016, is well off that peak. Social vulnerability runs high at 7.6/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 4.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.8
Moderate
7 tracts · population-weighted
Oakengate vs ClarkstonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority86%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oakengate
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
395Total filings (sum)
8.24%Avg annual filing rate
15.9%Peak year (2004)
2.43%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6,207Total filings 2020-21
13.1Avg 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 Oakengate
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
21.9%Housing insecurity
15.0%Utility shutoff threat
27.3%Food insecurity
24.2%SNAP enrollment
16.0%No health insurance
28.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakengate
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakengate?
Oakengate scores 5.8/10 (Moderate 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 Oakengate compare to Clarkston overall?
Oakengate scores 0.5 points lower than Clarkston overall (6.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,401 vs $1,422.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakengate?
Average gross rent in Oakengate is $1,401/month (pop-weighted across 7 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakengate residents are renters?
55% of Oakengate households are renter-occupied (vs 82% in Clarkston). The neighborhood has 25,078 residents.
Q5
Is Oakengate a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakengate sits in the 74th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Oakengate have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakengate is census tract 13089022011 (score 7.7/10). Across the 7 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.3 to 7.7, a spread of 4.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Oakengate for landlords?
Oakengate carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.8/10). 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 Clarkston as a whole (6.3/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakengate?
Oakengate has 23,862 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (61.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.6%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (12.1%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
