2 census tracts · pop 7,523 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.7/10
· range 3–5.7
Howell Station takes in 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA, population 7,523. Scored across those inputs it reaches 4.7/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 43% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Atlanta rate of 30.9%.
The 2 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 5.7, a 2.7-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
This is a renter market: 70% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. The poverty rate is 19%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Court records for this tract carry 73 eviction filings.
Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 15.0% of renter households. At $1,884 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Atlanta commands.
Recent filings have not receded much: 15.4% in 2016 against a 15.0% peak. Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #44 by risk, the middle third.
For a like-for-like read, Eastland Heights and Castleberry Hill score within a fraction of it. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $104,674.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 4.7 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Howell Station vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority72%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport82%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Howell Station
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
73Total filings (sum)
12.73%Avg annual filing rate
15.0%Peak year (2014)
15.38%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,151Total filings 2020-21
22.7Avg 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 Howell Station
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
16.3%Housing insecurity
9.6%Utility shutoff threat
18.4%Food insecurity
12.5%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
24.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Howell Station
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Howell Station?
Howell Station scores 4.7/10 (Moderate tier) across 2 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 Howell Station compare to Atlanta overall?
Howell Station scores 0.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 43% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,884 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Howell Station?
Average gross rent in Howell Station is $1,884/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 43% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Howell Station residents are renters?
70% of Howell Station households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 7,523 residents.
Q5
Is Howell Station a high social-vulnerability area?
Howell Station sits in the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Howell Station have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Howell Station is census tract 13121000601 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 5.7, a spread of 2.7 points.
Q7
How safe is Howell Station for landlords?
Howell Station carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.7/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Howell Station?
Howell Station has 7,550 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (38.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (37.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (8.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
