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Neighborhood · Alpharetta, GA

Jamestowne Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 5,238 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.7/10 · range 3.7–3.7

Jamestowne maps to a single census tract in Alpharetta, GA, population 5,238. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.7/10, in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 43%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

52% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, dramatically above the Alpharetta rate of 29.0%. The main counterweight is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.8/10.

SNAP participation is 5.9% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 9.1% of adults, 8.7 points below the national rate.

Among the 9 mapped neighborhoods of Alpharetta, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Brookwood and Preston Ridge. Average gross rent runs $1,939, close to the Alpharetta average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $97,354. 48% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 3.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.7
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Jamestowne vs Alpharetta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
52.4% +81%
Alpharetta: 29.0%
Average gross rent
$1,939 0%
Alpharetta: $1,948
Average HH income
$97,354 -34%
Alpharetta: $146,581
Poverty rate
11.0% +106%
Alpharetta: 5.3%
Renter share
47.5% +36%
Alpharetta: 34.9%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Jamestowne and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.7–3.7

Why Jamestowne 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 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
52% 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
48% 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
11.0% below poverty line · Range 2.8–2.8 across tracts
2.8
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.6–5.6 across tracts
5.6
Risk score comparison

Jamestowne vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Jamestowne score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.7JamestowneNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Jamestowne

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121011640 3.7 5,238 52% $1,939
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 58

Pop-weighted across 1 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 54%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Jamestowne

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 276Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.6Avg 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 Jamestowne

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

Frequently asked

About Jamestowne

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Jamestowne?

Jamestowne scores 3.7/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Jamestowne compare to Alpharetta overall?

Jamestowne scores 0.3 points lower than Alpharetta overall (4/10). Renters spend 52% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,939 vs $1,948.
Q3

What is the average rent in Jamestowne?

Average gross rent in Jamestowne is $1,939/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Jamestowne residents are renters?

48% of Jamestowne households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Alpharetta). The neighborhood has 5,238 residents.
Q5

Is Jamestowne a high social-vulnerability area?

Jamestowne sits in the 58th 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

How safe is Jamestowne for landlords?

Jamestowne carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Jamestowne?

Jamestowne has 5,525 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (18.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (11.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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Other neighborhoods inside Alpharetta

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Jamestowne.

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