2 census tracts · pop 8,780 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.1/10
· range 4.7–5.4
Cascade Heights takes in 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 8,780 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.1/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 69% against 30.9% citywide, putting Cascade Heights 38.2% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Average gross rent is $1,266, 26% below the Atlanta average of $1,711.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.9/10. Court records for this tract carry 779 eviction filings. 14.8% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two.
Running cool is economic stress, at 2.9/10. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 34.0% of renter households. Food insecurity affects 25.8% of adults, 8.0 points above the national rate.
The most recent observed rate, 18.0% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #41 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta.
The closest comparables inside the same city are West Highland and Capitol Gateway.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Cascade Heights vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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).
CDC PLACES 2023 · pop-weighted
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
Frequently asked
About Cascade Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Cascade Heights?
Cascade Heights scores 5.1/10 (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 Cascade Heights compare to Atlanta overall?
Cascade Heights scores 0.8 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 69% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,266 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Cascade Heights?
Average 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.
Q4
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.
Q5
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.
Q6
Which tracts in Cascade Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Cascade Heights is census tract 13121008000 (score 5.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 4.7 to 5.4, a spread of 0.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Cascade Heights for landlords?
Cascade Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.1/10). 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 Cascade Heights?
Cascade Heights has 9,171 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (88.7%), White (non-Hispanic) (5.2%), Other / Multiracial (4.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
