1 census tracts · pop 5,436 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.6/10
· range 5.6–5.6
Four Oaks maps to a single census tract in Dunwoody, GA, population 5,436. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.6/10, Moderate tier. Against a Dunwoody baseline of 31.1%, 66% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
Severe burden reaches 35%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.8/10. Annualized rent equals 36% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
This is a renter market: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10.
The poverty rate is 28%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.9/10. SNAP participation is 27.6% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
16.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. The filing record is not thin: 2,188 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2004, when filings touched 39.6% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,644, 12% below the Dunwoody average of $1,859.
One tract means one number: 5.6/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.6
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Four Oaks vs DunwoodyHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Four Oaks
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,188Total filings (sum)
29.88%Avg annual filing rate
39.6%Peak year (2004)
24.81%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,237Total filings 2020-21
16.3Avg 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 Four Oaks
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
25.7%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility shutoff threat
33.3%Food insecurity
27.6%SNAP enrollment
31.3%No health insurance
32.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Four Oaks
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Four Oaks?
Four Oaks scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 Four Oaks compare to Dunwoody overall?
Four Oaks scores 1.4 points higher than Dunwoody overall (4.2/10). Renters spend 66% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,644 vs $1,859.
Q3
What is the average rent in Four Oaks?
Average gross rent in Four Oaks is $1,644/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Four Oaks residents are renters?
71% of Four Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 44% in Dunwoody). The neighborhood has 5,436 residents.
Q5
Is Four Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?
Four Oaks sits in the 87th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Four Oaks for landlords?
Four Oaks carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.6/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Four Oaks?
Four Oaks has 5,813 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (62.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (17.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (8.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
