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Neighborhood · Atlanta, GA

Dixie Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 2,997 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Dixie Hills is a one-tract neighborhood of Atlanta, GA, population 2,997. The Eviction Risk Score is 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. 80% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well clear of the Atlanta rate of 30.9%.

The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10. Food insecurity affects 45.6% of adults, 27.8 points above the national rate.

The severe-burden share is 34%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. The poverty rate is 42%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.

Annualized rent equals 41% of average household income here, past the 30% affordability line, which compresses the margin any screening standard has to work with. Average gross rent is $1,194, 30% below the Atlanta average of $1,711. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1.5/10. Court records for this tract carry 1,322 eviction filings. 20.1% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.

Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 63.7% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 27.8% in 2016, is well off that peak.

One tract means one number: 5.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Dixie Hills vs Atlanta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
79.8% +158%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,194 -30%
Atlanta: $1,711
Average HH income
$34,983 -57%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
42.1% +136%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
52.7% -2%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

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Geographic context

Risk heat across Dixie Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 5.7–5.7

Why Dixie Hills scores 5.7

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 7.3–7.3 across tracts
7.3
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 7.8–7.8 across tracts
7.8
Rent control risk
80% of income on rent · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 4.5–4.5 across tracts
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
53% renter households · Range 5.5–5.5 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.0–4.0 across tracts
4.0
Economic stress
42.1% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Risk score comparison

Dixie Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Dixie Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Dixie HillsNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Dixie Hills

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121008301 5.7 2,997 80% $1,194
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 99

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

Socioeconomic status 100%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 99%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 94%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 61%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Dixie Hills

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,322Total filings (sum)
  • 36.77%Avg annual filing rate
  • 63.7%Peak year (2001)
  • 27.77%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 536Total filings 2020-21
  • 7.1Avg 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 Dixie Hills

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

Frequently asked

About Dixie Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Dixie Hills?

Dixie Hills scores 5.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 1 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 Dixie Hills compare to Atlanta overall?

Dixie Hills scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 80% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,194 vs $1,711.
Q3

What is the average rent in Dixie Hills?

Average gross rent in Dixie Hills is $1,194/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 80% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Dixie Hills residents are renters?

53% of Dixie Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 2,997 residents.
Q5

Is Dixie Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Dixie Hills sits in the 99th 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

How safe is Dixie Hills for landlords?

Dixie Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Dixie Hills?

Dixie Hills has 3,375 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (65.1%), Hispanic / Latino (26.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (6.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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