Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #7,494 of 84,120 nationally
Carroll Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13121008202 · Fulton County, GA · pop 2,284 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
Census tract 13121008202 sits in the Carroll Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 2,284 and an eviction-risk score of 6.7/10 (Elevated tier). 76% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 72% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,003/month against a median household income of $27,857 — roughly 43% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
6.7
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 34%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units872
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.97
Poverty rate44.4%
Median income$27,857
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
92
th percentile
Very High
Within county
94
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7793, -84.5210 · click any tract to drill in
Why Carroll Heights scores 6.7
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
44.4% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$1,003 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Carroll Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 97
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 96%Socioeconomic
- 84%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 91%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)
- 1,660Total filings over 5 yrs
- 47.51%Avg annual filing rate
- 85.6%Peak (2001)
- 104Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 85% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 764Total filings 2020-21
- 10.1Avg 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.
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.
- 35.2%Housing insecurity
- 27.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 47.2%Food insecurity
- 49.0%SNAP enrollment
- 23.9%Transit barriers
- 20.3%No health insurance
- 21.5%Frequent mental distress
- 45.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 13121008202
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008202?
Census tract 13121008202 in the Carroll Heights neighborhood scores 6.7/10 (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 13121008202?
Median gross rent is $1,003/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 76% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121008202?
44.4% of residents in tract 13121008202 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,284.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008202?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 97th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 96th, household 84th, minority 98th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 13121008202 considered part of Carroll Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008202 fall within Carroll Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121008202?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,660 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121008202 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 47.51% of renter households, peaking at 85.6% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121008202 struggle to pay rent?
About 35.2% 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. 27.0% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121008202 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121008202 scores 6.7/10 — higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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