1 census tracts · pop 2,919 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
DeKalb Highlands maps to a single census tract in Dunwoody, GA and houses 2,919 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. 55% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Dunwoody rate of 31.1%.
The dominant input is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.5/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. The filing record is not thin: 645 evictions logged in this tract.
SNAP participation is 5.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate.
Filing activity peaked in 2011 at 35.0% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 13.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #4 of 9 neighborhoods in Dunwoody.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Village Mill and Fox Hollow. Against average income of $126,667, annual rent is only 17%, a wide affordability cushion.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
DeKalb Highlands vs DunwoodyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority57%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport29%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in DeKalb Highlands
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
645Total filings (sum)
22.44%Avg annual filing rate
35.0%Peak year (2011)
13.70%Latest filed (2016)
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. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Atlanta, GA).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
Eviction-adjacent indicators in DeKalb Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.0%Housing insecurity
4.8%Utility shutoff threat
7.9%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
8.6%No health insurance
17.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About DeKalb Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for DeKalb Highlands?
DeKalb Highlands scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 DeKalb Highlands compare to Dunwoody overall?
DeKalb Highlands scores 1.2 points lower than Dunwoody overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 55% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,755 vs $1,859.
Q3
What is the average rent in DeKalb Highlands?
Average gross rent in DeKalb Highlands is $1,755/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of DeKalb Highlands residents are renters?
36% of DeKalb Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Dunwoody). The neighborhood has 2,919 residents.
Q5
Is DeKalb Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
DeKalb Highlands sits in the 29th 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
How safe is DeKalb Highlands for landlords?
DeKalb Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Dunwoody as a whole (4.2/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of DeKalb Highlands?
DeKalb Highlands has 2,806 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (52.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (20.3%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
