Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #41,206 of 84,120 nationally
Scottdale Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13089022005 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 4,804 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Scottdale
Census tract 13089022005 covers part of Scottdale, GA, and scores 4.5/10 on landlord eviction risk. Population here is 4,804. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
4.5
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$61,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
55
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
64
th percentile
Elevated
National
51
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scottdale and the region
Centroid at 33.7912, -84.2330 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scottdale scores 4.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scottdale
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,271 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scottdale
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scottdale
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scottdale
4.8
How Scottdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%Housing & transportation
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)
- 1,633Total filings over 8 yrs
- 19.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.7%Peak (2012)
- 186Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,170Total filings 2020-21
- 15.4Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to 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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.7%Food insecurity
- 23.1%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scottdale
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.7/10. 67% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10.
Severe burden reaches 18%. Those are renters paying half their income or more, and that is where non-payment filings originate. At $1,271 a month, rents run 20% under what the rest of Scottdale commands. Food insecurity runs 26.7% against 17.8% nationally.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,633 filings here across 8 tracked years. SNAP participation runs 23.1% against 15.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2012 at 23.7% of renter households.
In a typical year about 19.6% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #41,206 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 8.8/10.
Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the most pressured. 52% of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089022005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022005?
Census tract 13089022005 in Scottdale scores 4.5/10 (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 13089022005?
Median gross rent is $1,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022005?
10.7% of residents in tract 13089022005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 69th, minority 91th, housing 79th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089022005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,633 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089022005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.57% of renter households, peaking at 23.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089022005 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089022005 compare to Scottdale overall?
Tract 13089022005 scores 4.5/10, higher than the parent city of Scottdale at 4.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scottdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scottdale
Top eight tracts in Scottdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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