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Neighborhood · Alpharetta, GA

Alpha Park Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 6,424 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3–3.1

Alpha Park spans 2 census tracts of Alpharetta, GA and houses 6,424 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1.2/10.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. Severe burden reaches 16%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

roughly one in three of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the Alpharetta rate of 29.0%. SNAP participation is 5.2% of households versus 15.2% nationally.

Food insecurity affects 8.4% of adults, 9.4 points below the national rate. That places it #4 of 9 neighborhoods in Alpharetta. The closest comparables inside the same city are Preston Ridge and Surrey Place.

Poverty sits at 4%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. The 2 tracts here are tightly clustered, 0.1 points apart at the extremes. Average gross rent runs $1,862, close to the Alpharetta average.

Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $107,026. 59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Alpha Park vs Alpharetta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
34.0% +17%
Alpharetta: 29.0%
Average gross rent
$1,862 -4%
Alpharetta: $1,948
Average HH income
$107,026 -27%
Alpharetta: $146,581
Poverty rate
4.2% -21%
Alpharetta: 5.3%
Renter share
58.5% +68%
Alpharetta: 34.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Alpha Park and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.1

Why Alpha Park scores 3.1

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 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Rent control risk
34% of income on rent · Range 6.0–6.0 across tracts
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.1–2.1 across tracts
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
59% renter households · Range 6.9–6.9 across tracts
6.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Economic stress
4.2% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.3 across tracts
1.2
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–6.2 across tracts
5.1
Risk score comparison

Alpha Park vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Alpha Park score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1Alpha ParkNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Alpha Park

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121011646 3.1 4,225 35% $1,763
13121011639 3 2,199 31% $2,053
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 61

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

Socioeconomic status 30%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 83%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 54%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Alpha Park

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 777Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.9Avg 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 Alpha Park

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

Frequently asked

About Alpha Park

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Alpha Park?

Alpha Park scores 3.1/10 (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 Alpha Park compare to Alpharetta overall?

Alpha Park scores 0.9 points lower than Alpharetta overall (4/10). Renters spend 34% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,862 vs $1,948.
Q3

What is the average rent in Alpha Park?

Average gross rent in Alpha Park is $1,862/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 34% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Alpha Park residents are renters?

59% of Alpha Park households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Alpharetta). The neighborhood has 6,424 residents.
Q5

Is Alpha Park a high social-vulnerability area?

Alpha Park sits in the 61st 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 Alpha Park have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Alpha Park is census tract 13121011646 (score 3.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.1, a spread of 0.1 points.
Q7

How safe is Alpha Park for landlords?

Alpha Park carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 Alpharetta as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Alpha Park?

Alpha Park has 6,172 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (43.1%), Other / Multiracial (21.9%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Alpharetta

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Alpha Park.

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