4 census tracts · pop 12,988 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10
· range 3–3.4
Preston Ridge takes in 4 census tracts of Alpharetta, GA, population 12,988. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.2/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 44% against 29.0% citywide, putting Preston Ridge 15.1% over its own city.
32% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The clearest offset is eviction-process difficulty, at 2.1/10.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 231 eviction filings. Disability prevalence reaches 18.5% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
SNAP participation is 4.7% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Filing activity peaked in 2015 at 8.7% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 8.1% in 2016 against a 8.7% peak. That places it #3 of 9 neighborhoods in Alpharetta. For a like-for-like read, Alpha Park and Surrey Place score within a fraction of it.
Rent takes 14% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market. Its 4 tracts score within 0.4 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,850, close to the Alpharetta average. 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.2/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Preston Ridge vs AlpharettaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport65%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Preston Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
231Total filings (sum)
10.40%Avg annual filing rate
8.7%Peak year (2015)
8.13%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
797Total filings 2020-21
2.6Avg 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 Preston Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.6%Housing insecurity
4.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.2%Food insecurity
4.6%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
18.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Preston Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Preston Ridge?
Preston Ridge scores 3.2/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Preston Ridge compare to Alpharetta overall?
Preston Ridge scores 0.8 points lower than Alpharetta overall (4/10). Renters spend 44% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Average rent: $1,850 vs $1,948.
Q3
What is the average rent in Preston Ridge?
Average gross rent in Preston Ridge is $1,850/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 44% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Preston Ridge residents are renters?
41% of Preston Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 35% in Alpharetta). The neighborhood has 12,988 residents.
Q5
Is Preston Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Preston Ridge sits in the 35th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Preston Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Preston Ridge is census tract 13121011618 (score 3.4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7
How safe is Preston Ridge for landlords?
Preston Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Preston Ridge?
Preston Ridge has 13,439 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (34.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (14.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
