Eastland Heights Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13089023803 ·
DeKalb County, GA · pop 5,736 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi
Census tract 13089023803 sits in the Eastland Heights neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 5,736 and an eviction-risk score of 7.0/10 (Elevated tier). 62% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 44% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,541/month against a median household income of $71,953 — roughly 26% rent-to-income at the medians.
Risk score
7.0
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 16%Stable renters 10%Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units2,002
Renter share26.3%
SVI overall0.76
Poverty rate18.7%
Median income$71,953
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#2 of 4 tracts In Eastland Heights
Elevated
Within parent city
100th percentile
#1 of 2 tracts In Atlanta
Very High
Within county
82th percentile
#37 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
97th percentile
#93 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7070, -84.3120 · click any tract to drill in
Why Eastland Heights scores 7.0
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
18.7% poverty · this tract
4.7
Supply constraint
$1,541 rent vs county FMR
3.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
9.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
8.3
How Eastland Heights compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 76
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
80%Socioeconomic
44%Household composition
87%Racial/ethnic minority
67%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
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.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
855Total filings over 8 yrs
22.74%Avg annual filing rate
30.0%Peak (2014)
88Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 — 2016
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
495Total filings 2020-21
6.5Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 — 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 Eastland 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.
19.3%Housing insecurity
12.8%Utility-shutoff threat
22.7%Food insecurity
19.8%SNAP enrollment
11.8%Transit barriers
14.4%No health insurance
17.2%Frequent mental distress
29.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About tract 13089023803
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089023803?
Census tract 13089023803 in the Eastland Heights neighborhood scores 7.0/10 (Elevated 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 average rent in tract 13089023803?
Median gross rent is $1,541/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 62% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089023803?
18.7% of residents in tract 13089023803 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 5,736.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089023803?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 76th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 44th, minority 87th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 13089023803 considered part of Eastland Heights?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089023803 fall within Eastland Heights (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089023803?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 855 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089023803 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 22.74% of renter households, peaking at 30.0% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089023803 struggle to pay rent?
About 19.3% 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. 12.8% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089023803 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13089023803 scores 7.0/10 — higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.9/10. 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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