4 census tracts · pop 11,092 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 4–6.4
La Vista takes in 4 census tracts of North Druid Hills, GA and houses 11,092 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Against a North Druid Hills baseline of 31.5%, 52% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 9.5/10. The severe-burden share is 31%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 4 to 6.4, a 2.4-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,428 eviction filings.
Sitting well above the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure at 7.5/10. The poverty rate is 17%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
SNAP participation is 6.1% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2012 at 29.7% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 17.6% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.4 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
4 tracts · population-weighted
La Vista vs North Druid HillsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport63%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in La Vista
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,428Total filings (sum)
19.34%Avg annual filing rate
29.7%Peak year (2012)
17.57%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,322Total filings 2020-21
12.4Avg 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 La Vista
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.4%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
8.8%No health insurance
19.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About La Vista
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for La Vista?
La Vista scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 4 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 La Vista compare to North Druid Hills overall?
La Vista scores 0.2 points lower than North Druid Hills overall (5.9/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 32% citywide. Average rent: $1,746 vs $1,874.
Q3
What is the average rent in La Vista?
Average gross rent in La Vista is $1,746/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of La Vista residents are renters?
61% of La Vista households are renter-occupied (vs 58% in North Druid Hills). The neighborhood has 11,092 residents.
Q5
Is La Vista a high social-vulnerability area?
La Vista sits in the 38th 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 La Vista have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in La Vista is census tract 13089021503 (score 6.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4 to 6.4, a spread of 2.4 points.
Q7
How safe is La Vista for landlords?
La Vista carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to North Druid Hills as a whole (5.9/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of La Vista?
La Vista has 11,574 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (53.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (21.8%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (14.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
