1 census tracts · pop 3,916 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Fairburn Heights maps to a single census tract in Atlanta, GA, population 3,916. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. SNAP participation is 62.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
Food insecurity affects 57.3% of adults, 39.5 points above the national rate. At $1,154 a month, rents sit 33% under what the rest of Atlanta commands.
Pulling the other way is supply constraint, at 1.3/10. Cost burden runs 40% against 30.9% citywide, putting Fairburn Heights 9.2% over its own city.
On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. Severe burden reaches 20%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Court records for this tract carry 632 eviction filings. Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 26.1% of renter households.
Recent filings have not receded much: 18.8% in 2016 against a 26.1% peak. That places it #1 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta.
One tract means one number: 5.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Fairburn Heights vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority98%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport67%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Fairburn Heights
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
632Total filings (sum)
20.12%Avg annual filing rate
26.1%Peak year (2001)
18.79%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
884Total filings 2020-21
11.6Avg 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 Fairburn Heights
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
41.5%Housing insecurity
34.2%Utility shutoff threat
57.3%Food insecurity
62.0%SNAP enrollment
25.9%No health insurance
51.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Fairburn Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Fairburn Heights?
Fairburn Heights 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 Fairburn Heights compare to Atlanta overall?
Fairburn Heights scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 40% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,154 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Fairburn Heights?
Average gross rent in Fairburn Heights is $1,154/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 40% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Fairburn Heights residents are renters?
63% of Fairburn Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 3,916 residents.
Q5
Is Fairburn Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Fairburn Heights sits in the 90th 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 Fairburn Heights for landlords?
Fairburn Heights 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 Fairburn Heights?
Fairburn Heights has 3,986 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (96.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (2%), Other / Multiracial (1.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
