2 census tracts · pop 4,429 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.2/10
· range 5–5.7
Capitol Gateway takes in 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA, population 4,429. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 30.9% citywide, putting Capitol Gateway 15.6% over its own city.
The severe-burden share is 29%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment.
Average gross rent is $1,322, 23% below the Atlanta average of $1,711. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.9% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 30.2% of adults, 12.4 points above the national rate. Filings are well documented here: 731 across 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2016, when filings touched 23.2% of renter households.
Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #39 by risk, the middle third. Judgments average 1.5% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.
For a like-for-like read, West Highland and Cascade Heights score within a fraction of it. Its 2 tracts score within 0.7 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
With little internal variation, 5.2/10 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
5.2
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Capitol Gateway vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority76%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport45%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Capitol Gateway
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
731Total filings (sum)
12.62%Avg annual filing rate
23.2%Peak year (2016)
16.95%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,758Total filings 2020-21
9.0Avg 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 Capitol Gateway
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
17.9%Housing insecurity
13.8%Utility shutoff threat
22.3%Food insecurity
21.8%SNAP enrollment
11.9%No health insurance
28.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Capitol Gateway
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Capitol Gateway?
Capitol Gateway scores 5.2/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Capitol Gateway compare to Atlanta overall?
Capitol Gateway scores 0.9 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,322 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Capitol Gateway?
Average gross rent in Capitol Gateway is $1,322/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Capitol Gateway residents are renters?
57% of Capitol Gateway households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 4,429 residents.
Q5
Is Capitol Gateway a high social-vulnerability area?
Capitol Gateway sits in the 62nd 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 Capitol Gateway have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Capitol Gateway is census tract 13121004800 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5 to 5.7, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Capitol Gateway for landlords?
Capitol Gateway carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.2/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Capitol Gateway?
Capitol Gateway has 4,457 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (53.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (34%), Other / Multiracial (5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
