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Neighborhood · Atlanta, GA

Mayfair Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 2,816 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 3.1–3.1

Mayfair is a one-tract neighborhood of Atlanta, GA and houses 2,816 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 47% against 30.9% citywide, putting Mayfair 16.1% over its own city.

The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. This is a renter market: 75% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.

SNAP participation is 4.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 7.3% of adults, 10.5 points below the national rate.

At $1,868 a month, rents sit 9% over what the rest of Atlanta commands. That places it #65 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta. The closest comparables inside the same city are East Atlanta Village and Rivermeade.

Poverty sits at 3%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $104,257.

One tract means one number: 3.1/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Mayfair vs Atlanta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
47.0% +52%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,868 +9%
Atlanta: $1,711
Average HH income
$104,257 +27%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
3.4% -81%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
74.9% +40%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mayfair and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3.1–3.1

Why Mayfair scores 3.1

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
47% 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
75% 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
3.4% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Risk score comparison

Mayfair vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mayfair score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.1MayfairNeighborhood4.3Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Mayfair

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121009202 3.1 2,816 47% $1,868
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 10

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

Socioeconomic status 9%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 5%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 64%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mayfair

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,801Total filings 2020-21
  • 23.7Avg 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 Mayfair

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

Frequently asked

About Mayfair

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mayfair?

Mayfair scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 Mayfair compare to Atlanta overall?

Mayfair scores 1.2 points lower than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 47% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,868 vs $1,711.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mayfair?

Average gross rent in Mayfair is $1,868/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mayfair residents are renters?

75% of Mayfair households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 2,816 residents.
Q5

Is Mayfair a high social-vulnerability area?

Mayfair sits in the 10th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6

How safe is Mayfair for landlords?

Mayfair carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Mayfair?

Mayfair has 2,599 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (60.5%), Black (non-Hispanic) (31.6%), Other / Multiracial (3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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