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Neighborhood · Atlanta, GA

Joel Chandler Harris Homes Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 1,562 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10 · range 5.7–5.7

Joel Chandler Harris Homes is a one-tract neighborhood of Atlanta, GA, population 1,562. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 51%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.

Cost burden runs 71% against 30.9% citywide, putting Joel Chandler Harris Homes 39.8% over its own city. The dominant input is economic stress at 10/10.

The poverty rate is 50%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Set annual rent against average household income of $36,094 and the ratio lands at 44%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 32.1% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.

Food insecurity affects 40.1% of adults, 22.3 points above the national rate. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. At $1,321 a month, rents sit 23% under what the rest of Atlanta commands.

On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.2/10. Court records for this tract carry 799 eviction filings. The worst year on record was 2001, when filings touched 26.6% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 28.7% in 2016 against a 26.6% peak. That places it #1 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta.

Social vulnerability runs high at 8/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. 62% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.7/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Joel Chandler Harris Homes vs Atlanta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.7% +129%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,321 -23%
Atlanta: $1,711
Average HH income
$36,094 -56%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
49.7% +178%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
61.7% +15%
Atlanta: 53.6%
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Geographic context

Risk heat across Joel Chandler Harris Homes and the region

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

Why Joel Chandler Harris Homes 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
71% 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
62% 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
49.7% below poverty line · Range 10.0–10.0 across tracts
10.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Risk score comparison

Joel Chandler Harris Homes vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Joel Chandler Harris Homes score vs. parent city, state, U.S.5.7Joel Chandler HarrNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Joel Chandler Harris Homes

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121003900 5.7 1,562 71% $1,321
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 78

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

Socioeconomic status 96%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 8%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Joel Chandler Harris Homes

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 799Total filings (sum)
  • 33.09%Avg annual filing rate
  • 26.6%Peak year (2001)
  • 28.74%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 646Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.5Avg 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 Joel Chandler Harris Homes

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

Frequently asked

About Joel Chandler Harris Homes

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Joel Chandler Harris Homes?

Joel Chandler Harris Homes 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 Joel Chandler Harris Homes compare to Atlanta overall?

Joel Chandler Harris Homes scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,321 vs $1,711.
Q3

What is the average rent in Joel Chandler Harris Homes?

Average gross rent in Joel Chandler Harris Homes is $1,321/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Joel Chandler Harris Homes residents are renters?

62% of Joel Chandler Harris Homes households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 1,562 residents.
Q5

Is Joel Chandler Harris Homes a high social-vulnerability area?

Joel Chandler Harris Homes sits in the 78th 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 Joel Chandler Harris Homes for landlords?

Joel Chandler Harris Homes 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 Joel Chandler Harris Homes?

Joel Chandler Harris Homes has 1,598 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (86.1%), White (non-Hispanic) (7.3%), Hispanic / Latino (3.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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