2 census tracts · pop 9,865 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Oakhurst is a 2-tract neighborhood of Decatur, GA and houses 9,865 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3/10, in the Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the Decatur rate of 28.2%.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 1.7/10. Severe burden reaches 18%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.4/10.
The filing record is not thin: 176 evictions logged in this tract. Disability prevalence reaches 18.4% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
On the high side is tenant-organizing strength at 7.2/10. SNAP participation is 6.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
The worst year on record was 2011, when filings touched 11.4% of renter households. Average gross rent is $1,792, 8% above the Decatur average of $1,655.
The most recent observed rate, 1.1% in 2016, is well off that peak. Against average income of $164,844, annual rent is only 13%, a wide affordability cushion. Poverty sits at 7%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Oakhurst vs DecaturHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport52%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Oakhurst
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
176Total filings (sum)
4.72%Avg annual filing rate
11.4%Peak year (2011)
1.14%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
362Total filings 2020-21
2.3Avg 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 Oakhurst
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.5%Utility shutoff threat
8.5%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
7.2%No health insurance
18.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Oakhurst
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Oakhurst?
Oakhurst scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Oakhurst compare to Decatur overall?
Oakhurst scores 1.0 points lower than Decatur overall (4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,792 vs $1,655.
Q3
What is the average rent in Oakhurst?
Average gross rent in Oakhurst is $1,792/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Oakhurst residents are renters?
36% of Oakhurst households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Decatur). The neighborhood has 9,865 residents.
Q5
Is Oakhurst a high social-vulnerability area?
Oakhurst sits in the 46th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Oakhurst have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Oakhurst is census tract 13089022700 (score 3/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Oakhurst for landlords?
Oakhurst carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Decatur as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Oakhurst?
Oakhurst has 9,667 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (55.7%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.6%), Hispanic / Latino (14.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
