5 census tracts · pop 15,665 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 4.7–5.7
Ben Hill is a 5-tract suburb of Atlanta, GA and houses 15,665 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, Moderate tier. 56% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Atlanta rate of 30.9%.
The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. At $995 a month, rents sit 42% under what the rest of Atlanta commands.
The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.4/10. Scores across the 5 constituent tracts range from 4.7 to 5.7. A 1-point internal spread means block-level underwriting beats area-level here.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 23.2% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. 15.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records carry 3,803 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts.
The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 95.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 34.7% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #35 by risk, the middle third.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
5 tracts · population-weighted
Ben Hill vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport50%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ben Hill
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
3,803Total filings (sum)
47.56%Avg annual filing rate
95.1%Peak year (2015)
34.06%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6,855Total filings 2020-21
20.0Avg 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 Ben Hill
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
23.3%Housing insecurity
16.0%Utility shutoff threat
28.2%Food insecurity
25.7%SNAP enrollment
13.6%No health insurance
35.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ben Hill
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ben Hill?
Ben Hill scores 5.5/10 (Moderate tier) across 5 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 Ben Hill compare to Atlanta overall?
Ben Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 56% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $995 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ben Hill?
Average gross rent in Ben Hill is $995/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 56% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ben Hill residents are renters?
60% of Ben Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 15,665 residents.
Q5
Is Ben Hill a high social-vulnerability area?
Ben Hill sits in the 73rd 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 Ben Hill have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ben Hill is census tract 13121007705 (score 5.7/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.7, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Ben Hill for landlords?
Ben Hill carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Atlanta as a whole (4.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Ben Hill?
Ben Hill has 15,682 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.1%), Hispanic / Latino (1.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
