Skip to content
Neighborhood

Eviction Risk in Castleberry Hill , Atlanta

1 census tracts · pop 1,133 · pop-weighted composite 6.1/10 · range 6.1–6.1

Castleberry Hill is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Atlanta with 1 census tract and a population of 1,133 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent burden + poverty. 75% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 34% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,498/month sits 12% lower than the Atlanta citywide median ($1,711).

Eviction Risk
6.1
Elevated tier · pop-weighted across tracts
Rent burden
75%
34% severely burdened
Median rent
$1,498
Median household income
$79,114
14.8% below poverty line
Risk score comparison

Castleberry Hill vs. parent city, state, and U.S.

Composite landlord eviction-risk score (0–10 scale).

Castleberry Hill score vs. parent city, state, U.S.U.S. avg = 5.0Castleberry Hill: 6.16.1Castleberry HillNeighborhoodParent city: 4.94.9Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avg
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by composite score.

Peer · GA
Ben Hill
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 15.7K
Peer · GA
Hotel District
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
5 tracts · pop. 13.8K
Peer · GA
Howell Station
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
2 tracts · pop. 7.5K
Peer · GA
Ormewood
6.1
/ 10 · Elevated
3 tracts · pop. 12.5K
Comparison

Castleberry Hill vs Atlanta

How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average.

Composite score
6.1 +24%
Atlanta: 4.9
Rent burden
74.5% +141%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Median gross rent
$1,498 -12%
Atlanta: $1,711
Median HH income
$79,114 -3%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
14.8% -17%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
52.7% -2%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Where

Tract centroids in Castleberry Hill

Dot color = eviction risk score for that tract.

Demographics

Racial & ethnic composition

Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood — 976 residents across all tracts in Castleberry Hill. Source: ACS 5-year 2023 (B03002).

White (non-Hispanic): 22.8% Black (non-Hispanic): 76.6% Other / Multiracial: 0.5%
  • White (non-Hispanic) 22.8%
  • Black (non-Hispanic) 76.6%
  • Other / Multiracial 0.5%
Census tracts

1 tracts in Castleberry Hill

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop Rent burden Median rent
13121003600 6.1 1,133 75% $1,498
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 53

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 70%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 6%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 84%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Castleberry Hill

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 960Total filings (sum)
  • 35.68%Avg annual filing rate
  • 49.6%Peak year (2003)
  • 23.04%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 593Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.8Avg 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 Castleberry Hill

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Castleberry Hill

What is the eviction-risk score for Castleberry Hill?

Castleberry Hill scores 6.1/10 (Elevated tier) across 1 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 Castleberry Hill compare to Atlanta overall?

Castleberry Hill scores 1.2 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.9/10). Rent burden: 75% vs 31% citywide. Median rent: $1,498 vs $1,711.

What is the median rent in Castleberry Hill?

Median gross rent in Castleberry Hill is $1,498/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Castleberry Hill residents are renters?

53% of Castleberry Hill households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 1,133 residents.

Is Castleberry Hill a high social-vulnerability area?

Castleberry Hill sits in the 53th 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.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Castleberry Hill