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Neighborhood · Ranked #22,681 of 84,120 nationally

Four Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dunwoody

Tract 13089021305 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 5,436 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Tract 13089021305 sits in the Four Oaks area of Dunwoody eviction risk, GA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.6/10. It is home to 5,436 residents. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.6
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 47% Stable renters 24% Owners 29%
Tract context
Occupied units1,625
Renter share70.5%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate28.0%
Median income$54,435

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 1 tracts In Four Oaks
Moderate
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 13 tracts In Dunwoody
Very High
Within county
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#47 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
89 th percentile
Rank, 89th percentileLowHigh
#319 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Dunwoody and the region

Centroid at 33.9339, -84.2720 · click any tract to drill in

Why Four Oaks scores 5.6

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
28.0% poverty · this tract
7.0
Supply constraint
$1,644 rent vs county FMR
4.0
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 Four Oaks compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Four Oaks risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.6This tracttract 0213054.2Dunwoodyparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 2,188Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 29.88%Avg annual filing rate
  • 39.6%Peak (2004)
  • 230Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 13089021305
Filings dropped 39% over the past 8 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,237Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.3Avg 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 baseline

Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.

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 Four Oaks

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the DeKalb County average of 52.2%. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $54,435 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity runs 33.3% against 17.8% nationally.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,188 filings here across 8 tracked years.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. At $1,644 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Dunwoody commands.

Filings peaked in 2004 at 39.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 29.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089021305

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021305?

Census tract 13089021305 in the Four Oaks neighborhood scores 5.6/10 (Moderate 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 13089021305?

Median gross rent is $1,644/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021305?

28.0% of residents in tract 13089021305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,436.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 76th, minority 83th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021305 considered part of Four Oaks?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021305 fall within Four Oaks (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021305?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,188 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 29.88% of renter households, peaking at 39.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13089021305 struggle to pay rent?

About 25.7% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13089021305 compare to Dunwoody overall?

Tract 13089021305 scores 5.6/10, higher than the parent city of Dunwoody at 4.2/10. 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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