3 census tracts · pop 6,596 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Collier Heights takes in 3 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 6,596 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. Cost burden runs 61% against 30.9% citywide, putting Collier Heights 29.9% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $757, 56% below the Atlanta average of $1,711. Severe burden reaches 32%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
SNAP participation is 37.4% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Annualized rent equals 35% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with.
The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The poverty rate is 31%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity affects 36.6% of adults, 18.8 points above the national rate.
On the high side is economic stress at 7.8/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,178 eviction filings.
The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 39.4% of renter households. Well under the midpoint is supply constraint, at 3/10.
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
5.7
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Collier Heights 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 & transport59%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Collier Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,178Total filings (sum)
49.29%Avg annual filing rate
39.4%Peak year (2001)
30.82%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,674Total filings 2020-21
7.2Avg 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 Collier Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
27.3%Housing insecurity
21.0%Utility shutoff threat
35.4%Food insecurity
36.0%SNAP enrollment
15.2%No health insurance
39.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Collier Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Collier Heights?
Collier Heights scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Collier Heights compare to Atlanta overall?
Collier Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 61% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $757 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Collier Heights?
Average gross rent in Collier Heights is $757/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Collier Heights residents are renters?
38% of Collier Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 6,596 residents.
Q5
Is Collier Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Collier Heights sits in the 80th 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 Collier Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Collier Heights is census tract 13121008204 (score 5.7/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Collier Heights for landlords?
Collier Heights carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 Collier Heights?
Collier Heights has 6,372 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (91.1%), Other / Multiracial (2.9%), White (non-Hispanic) (2.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
