Eviction Risk in Cascade Heights , Atlanta
2 census tracts · pop 8,780 · pop-weighted composite 5.8/10 · range 5.7–5.9
Cascade Heights is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Atlanta with 2 census tracts and a population of 8,780 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 69% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 40% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,266/month sits 26% lower than the Atlanta citywide median ($1,711).
Cascade Heights vs. parent city, state, and U.S.
Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).
Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk
Same county, closest by composite score.
Cascade Heights vs Atlanta
How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.
Racial & ethnic composition
Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 9,171 residents across all tracts in Cascade Heights. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).
- Hispanic / Latino 1.5%
- White (non-Hispanic) 5.2%
- Black (non-Hispanic) 88.7%
- Asian (non-Hispanic) 0%
- Other / Multiracial 4.5%
2 tracts in Cascade Heights
Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.
| Tract | Score | Pop | Rent burden | Median rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13121008000 | 5.9 | 5,628 | 85% | $1,208 |
| 13121007708 | 5.7 | 3,152 | 40% | $1,369 |
CDC SVI percentile: 76
Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.
Court-record eviction history in Cascade Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 779Total filings (sum)
- 24.92%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.0%Peak year (2003)
- 17.96%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,719Total 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).
Eviction-adjacent indicators in Cascade Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
- 22.2%Housing insecurity
- 14.7%Utility shutoff threat
- 25.6%Food insecurity
- 21.9%SNAP enrollment
- 13.1%No health insurance
- 32.6%Any disability
About Cascade Heights
What is the eviction-risk score for Cascade Heights?
Cascade Heights scores 5.8/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 census tracts. The pop-weighted composite blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden and poverty signals.
How does Cascade Heights compare to Atlanta overall?
Cascade Heights scores 0.9 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.9/10). Rent burden: 69% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,266 vs $1,711.
What is the median rent in Cascade Heights?
Median gross rent in Cascade Heights is $1,266/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 69% of renter households are cost-burdened.
What percentage of Cascade Heights residents are renters?
48% of Cascade Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 8,780 residents.
Is Cascade Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Cascade Heights sits in the 76th 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.