Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #15,434 of 84,120 nationally
Preston Ridge Eviction Risk: Elevated , Alpharetta
Tract 13121011618 · Fulton County, GA · pop 4,826 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 13121011618 sits in the Preston Ridge neighborhood of Alpharetta, Georgia. It has a population of 4,826 and an eviction-risk score of 6.2/10 (Elevated tier). 61% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 58% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,739/month against a median household income of $157,708 — roughly 13% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.2
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 18%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units1,608
Renter share29.5%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate16.6%
Median income$157,708
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
71
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
77
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Alpharetta and the region
Centroid at 34.0565, -84.2650 · click any tract to drill in
Why Preston Ridge scores 6.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Alpharetta
4.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
16.6% poverty · this tract
4.2
Supply constraint
$1,739 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Alpharetta
6.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Alpharetta
6.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Alpharetta
4.6
How Preston Ridge compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 40%Socioeconomic
- 29%Household composition
- 63%Racial/ethnic minority
- 75%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 231Total filings over 5 yrs
- 10.40%Avg annual filing rate
- 8.7%Peak (2015)
- 37Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 167Total filings 2020-21
- 2.2Avg 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 Preston Ridge. 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.
- 7.7%Housing insecurity
- 4.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.8%Food insecurity
- 5.3%SNAP enrollment
- 5.2%Transit barriers
- 6.9%No health insurance
- 12.5%Frequent mental distress
- 19.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 13121011618
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121011618?
Census tract 13121011618 in the Preston Ridge neighborhood scores 6.2/10 (Elevated 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 average rent in tract 13121011618?
Median gross rent is $1,739/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121011618?
16.6% of residents in tract 13121011618 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,826.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121011618?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 29th, minority 63th, housing 75th.
Q5
Is tract 13121011618 considered part of Preston Ridge?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121011618 fall within Preston Ridge (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121011618?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 231 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121011618 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.40% of renter households, peaking at 8.7% in 2015. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121011618 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.7% 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. 4.7% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121011618 compare to Alpharetta overall?
Tract 13121011618 scores 6.2/10 — higher than the parent city of Alpharetta at 5.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Alpharetta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Alpharetta
Top eight tracts in Alpharetta ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Surrey Place
6.2
/ 10 · Elevated
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Jamestowne
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Surrey Place
6.0
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Ocee
5.8
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Sterling Heights
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
13121011652
5.7
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Preston Ridge
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
Tract · GA
Haynes Forest
5.6
/ 10 · Elevated
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