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Neighborhood · Tucker, GA

Mountain Creek Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 6,697 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 2.5–5.2

Mountain Creek is a black-white neighborhood in Tucker with 2 census tracts and a population of 6,697 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 40% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 18% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,610/month sits 2% lower than the Tucker citywide average ($1,647).

Risk score
3.7
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Mountain Creek vs Tucker How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
39.7% +1%
Tucker: 39.3%
Average gross rent
$1,610 -2%
Tucker: $1,647
Average HH income
$78,854 -3%
Tucker: $81,141
Poverty rate
14.0% +19%
Tucker: 11.8%
Renter share
38.7% +5%
Tucker: 37.0%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mountain Creek and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 2.5–5.2

Why Mountain Creek scores 3.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 8.4–8.4 across tracts
8.4
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 8.5–8.5 across tracts
8.5
Rent control risk
40% of income on rent · Range 8.7–8.7 across tracts
8.7
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Tenant organizing strength
39% renter households · Range 7.5–7.5 across tracts
7.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Economic stress
14.0% below poverty line · Range 1.0–6.9 across tracts
3.5
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.8–3.8 across tracts
3.8
Risk score comparison

Mountain Creek vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mountain Creek score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Mountain Creek: 3.73.7Mountain CreekNeighborhoodParent city: 2.82.8Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Mountain Creek

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13089021824 5.2 2,868 44% $1,611
13089021823 2.5 3,829 37% $1,609
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 63

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 58%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 66%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mountain Creek

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,609Total filings 2020-21
  • 11.0Avg 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 Mountain Creek

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Mountain Creek

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mountain Creek?

Mountain Creek scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Mountain Creek compare to Tucker overall?

Mountain Creek scores 0.9 points higher than Tucker overall (2.8/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 39% citywide. Average rent: $1,610 vs $1,647.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mountain Creek?

Average gross rent in Mountain Creek is $1,610/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mountain Creek residents are renters?

39% of Mountain Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in Tucker). The neighborhood has 6,697 residents.
Q5

Is Mountain Creek a high social-vulnerability area?

Mountain Creek sits in the 63rd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Mountain Creek have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mountain Creek is census tract 13089021824 (score 5.2/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.5 to 5.2, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7

How safe is Mountain Creek for landlords?

Mountain Creek carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Tucker as a whole (2.8/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Mountain Creek?

Mountain Creek has 6,289 residents (Black-White Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (44.8%), White (non-Hispanic) (29.3%), Hispanic / Latino (16.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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