1 census tracts · pop 5,555 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Carey Park maps to a single census tract in Atlanta, GA, population 5,555. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 72% against 30.9% citywide, putting Carey Park 41.2% over its own city.
Annualized rent equals 43% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $1,099, 36% below the Atlanta average of $1,711.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.3% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
19% 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 poverty rate is 25%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 1,687 eviction filings.
20.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 43.1% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 19.5% in 2016, is well off that peak.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Carey Park vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority97%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport92%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Carey Park
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,687Total filings (sum)
28.92%Avg annual filing rate
43.1%Peak year (2001)
19.54%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,156Total filings 2020-21
15.2Avg 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 Carey Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
32.3%Housing insecurity
23.2%Utility shutoff threat
42.3%Food insecurity
42.0%SNAP enrollment
20.1%No health insurance
42.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Carey Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Carey Park?
Carey Park scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Carey Park compare to Atlanta overall?
Carey Park scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 72% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,099 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Carey Park?
Average gross rent in Carey Park is $1,099/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 72% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Carey Park residents are renters?
55% of Carey Park households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 5,555 residents.
Q5
Is Carey Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Carey Park sits in the 99th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Carey Park for landlords?
Carey Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Carey Park?
Carey Park has 4,281 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%), Hispanic / Latino (0.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
