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Census Tract · Ranked #60,063 of 84,120 nationally

Lithonia Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13089023318 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,904 · 25% of tract blocks fall in Lithonia

Lithonia is where census tract 13089023318 sits, home to 3,904 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #16,141 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

43% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 7% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,702 monthly, set against $85,139 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 17% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 7% Stable renters 10% Owners 83%
Tract context
Occupied units1,246
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate2.1%
Median income$85,139

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Lithonia
Very Low
Within county
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#136 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Low
Within state
34 th percentile
Rank, 34th percentileLowHigh
#1,830 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
National
29 th percentile
Rank, 29th percentileLowHigh
#60,063 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Lithonia and the region

Centroid at 33.7259, -84.0783 · click any tract to drill in

Why Lithonia scores 2.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Lithonia
7.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
2.1% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,702 rent vs county FMR
4.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Lithonia
6.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Lithonia
9.8
Housing court bias
Inherited from Lithonia
7.5

How Lithonia compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Lithonia risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.92.9This tracttract 023318Lithonia: 2.92.9Lithoniaparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 47

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 402Total filings 2020-21
  • 5.3Avg 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 baseline2020-01-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)

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

Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

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 Lithonia

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 9.8/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Lithonia, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 47th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 18.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 11.6% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089023318

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023318?

Census tract 13089023318 in Lithonia scores 2.9/10 (Lower 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 13089023318?

Median gross rent is $1,702/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023318?

2.1% of residents in tract 13089023318 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,904.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023318?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 28th, household 54th, minority 96th, housing 47th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13089023318 struggle to pay rent?

About 18.0% 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. 11.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13089023318 compare to Lithonia overall?

Tract 13089023318 scores 2.9/10, right in line with the parent city of Lithonia at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Lithonia; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Lithonia

Top eight tracts in Lithonia ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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