Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Collier Heights Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121008203 ·
Fulton County, GA · pop 2,535 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
With a score of 6.4/10, tract 13121008203 in the Collier Heights neighborhood of Atlanta ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,535 residents. That is riskier than roughly 85% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 47% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 38% are severely burdened at 50% or more. About 56% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 85% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 26%Stable renters 29%Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,228
Renter share55.6%
SVI overall0.88
Poverty rate24.3%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#3 of 3 tracts In Collier Heights
Very Low
Within parent city
74th percentile
#48 of 180 tracts In Atlanta
Elevated
Within county
85th percentile
#49 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
High
Within state
81th percentile
#523 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7755, -84.4830 · click any tract to drill in
Why Collier Heights scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
24.3% poverty · this tract
6.1
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
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 Collier Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 88
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
68%Socioeconomic
88%Household composition
96%Racial/ethnic minority
89%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
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.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
488Total filings 2020-21
6.4Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Collier Heights. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
25.6%Housing insecurity
19.4%Utility-shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
34.6%SNAP enrollment
17.4%Transit barriers
15.2%No health insurance
17.7%Frequent mental distress
39.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Collier Heights
The score leans hardest on economic stress at 6.1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 88th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 19.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121008203
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121008203?
Census tract 13121008203 in the Collier Heights neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (Moderate 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 poverty rate in tract 13121008203?
24.3% of residents in tract 13121008203 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,535.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121008203?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 88th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 88th, minority 96th, housing 89th.
Q4
Is tract 13121008203 considered part of Collier Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121008203 fall within Collier Heights (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q5
What share of households in tract 13121008203 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.6% 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. 19.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13121008203 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121008203 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. 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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