3 census tracts · pop 7,807 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3–5.7
Buckhead spans 3 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 7,807 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.8/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 42% against 30.9% citywide, putting Buckhead 10.9% over its own city.
The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.7, a 2.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 18%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.8/10. The filing record is not thin: 133 evictions logged in this tract. Average gross rent is $1,929, 13% above the Atlanta average of $1,711.
The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 3.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 9.6% of adults, 8.2 points below the national rate. Recent filings have not receded much: 7.4% in 2016 against a 3.0% peak.
Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #53 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bellwood and Woodward.
Against average income of $115,903, annual rent is only 20%, a wide affordability cushion. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 2.7 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
3.8
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Buckhead vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority35%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Buckhead
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
133Total filings (sum)
5.28%Avg annual filing rate
3.0%Peak year (2001)
7.42%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,021Total filings 2020-21
9.1Avg 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 Buckhead
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
7.2%Housing insecurity
4.6%Utility shutoff threat
8.0%Food insecurity
5.8%SNAP enrollment
7.3%No health insurance
23.6%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Buckhead
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Buckhead?
Buckhead scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Buckhead compare to Atlanta overall?
Buckhead scores 0.5 points lower than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,929 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Buckhead?
Average gross rent in Buckhead is $1,929/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Buckhead residents are renters?
40% of Buckhead households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 7,807 residents.
Q5
Is Buckhead a high social-vulnerability area?
Buckhead sits in the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Buckhead have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Buckhead is census tract 13121009503 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.7, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Buckhead for landlords?
Buckhead carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 lower-risk.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Buckhead?
Buckhead has 8,924 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (70.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.2%), Hispanic / Latino (7.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
