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Neighborhood · Ranked #23,808 of 84,120 nationally

Swift Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Redan

Tract 13089023329 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,669 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi

Census tract 13089023329 covers part of the Swift Creek area of DeKalb County, GA, and scores 5.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 3,669. Cost burden runs 73% here against 52.2% across DeKalb County.

Risk score
5.5
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 13% Stable renters 5% Owners 82%
Tract context
Occupied units1,350
Renter share17.4%
SVI overall0.40
Poverty rate19.0%
Median income$66,667

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Swift Creek
Moderate
Within county
76 th percentile
Rank, 76th percentileLowHigh
#49 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
87 th percentile
Rank, 87th percentileLowHigh
#352 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
National
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#23,808 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
Geographic context

Risk heat across Redan and the region

Centroid at 33.7597, -84.1389 · click any tract to drill in

Why Swift Creek scores 5.5

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Redan
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.0% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,863 rent vs county FMR
5.2
Rent control risk
Inherited from Redan
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Redan
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Redan
5.0

How Swift Creek compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Swift Creek risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.5This tracttract 0233294.1Redanparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 40

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)

  • 400Total 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 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

Within Swift Creek. 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 Swift Creek

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Set annual rent against average income of $66,667 and the ratio lands at 34%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.4/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. The poverty rate is 19%. 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 1.0 points. Nationally it ranks #23,808 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

At 17% renter-occupied this is predominantly owner territory, and comps have to be drawn from further out. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 4.6/10. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.3 points hotter.

Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured. Average gross rent runs $1,863 a month.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089023329

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023329?

Census tract 13089023329 in the Swift Creek neighborhood scores 5.5/10 (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 13089023329?

Median gross rent is $1,863/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 73% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023329?

19.0% of residents in tract 13089023329 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,669.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023329?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 40th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 76th, household 6th, minority 97th, housing 14th.
Q5

Is tract 13089023329 considered part of Swift Creek?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023329 fall within Swift Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089023329 struggle to pay rent?

About 17.6% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089023329 compare to Redan overall?

Tract 13089023329 scores 5.5/10, higher than the parent city of Redan at 4.1/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Redan eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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