Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #21,564 of 84,120 nationally
Collier Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121008203 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,535 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
Census tract 13121008203 covers part of the Collier Heights area of Atlanta, GA, and scores 5.7/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 2,535 residents. 38% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%
Stable renters 29%
Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,228
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate24.3%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
93
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7755, -84.4830 · click any tract to drill in
Why Collier Heights scores 5.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
24.3% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Collier Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 88%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 89%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 488Total filings 2020-21
- 6.4Avg 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
Within Collier Heights. 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.
- 25.6%Housing insecurity
- 19.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.3%Food insecurity
- 34.6%SNAP enrollment
- 17.4%Transit barriers
- 15.2%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Collier Heights
What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.6/10. Running cool, rent-regulation exposure reads 1.5/10.
Food insecurity runs 34.3% against 17.8% nationally. It sits 1.5 points above the Fulton County average of 4.2. Well under the midpoint, state political climate reads 2/10.
The poverty rate is 24%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Nationally it ranks #21,564 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 9/10.
Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.5 points hotter. Of its three components the housing type and transport measure is the most pressured.
about half of renter households spend at least 30% of income on rent. 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121008203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008203?
Census tract 13121008203 in the Collier Heights neighborhood scores 5.7/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 13121008203?
24.3% of residents in tract 13121008203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,535.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 88th, minority 96th, housing 89th.
Q4
Is tract 13121008203 considered part of Collier Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008203 fall within Collier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 13121008203 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% 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. 19.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13121008203 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121008203 scores 5.7/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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