2 census tracts · pop 7,311 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Mechanicsville spans 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA, population 7,311. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 46%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Set annual rent against average household income of $15,421 and the ratio lands at 61%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. Cost burden runs roughly two in three against 30.9% citywide, putting Mechanicsville 33.3% over its own city.
Average gross rent is $782, 54% below the Atlanta average of $1,711. The poverty rate is 48%, which shows up in this model as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Food insecurity affects 50.7% of adults, 32.9 points above the national rate.
The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 9.6/10. 87% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building two streets over.
On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10. Running cool is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 21.0% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Court records carry 2,424 eviction filings across its 2 observed tracts. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 39.7% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 16.4% in 2016, is well off that peak.
With little internal variation, 5.7/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
2 tracts · population-weighted
Mechanicsville vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority92%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport73%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Mechanicsville
Aggregated across 2 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
2,424Total filings (sum)
26.40%Avg annual filing rate
39.7%Peak year (2014)
16.38%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,578Total filings 2020-21
17.0Avg 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 Mechanicsville
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
39.1%Housing insecurity
31.6%Utility shutoff threat
50.6%Food insecurity
54.2%SNAP enrollment
21.0%No health insurance
44.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Mechanicsville
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Mechanicsville?
Mechanicsville scores 5.7/10 (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 Mechanicsville compare to Atlanta overall?
Mechanicsville scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 64% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $782 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Mechanicsville?
Average gross rent in Mechanicsville is $782/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 64% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Mechanicsville residents are renters?
87% of Mechanicsville households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 7,311 residents.
Q5
Is Mechanicsville a high social-vulnerability area?
Mechanicsville sits in the 93rd 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
Which tracts in Mechanicsville have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Mechanicsville is census tract 13121012000 (score 5.7/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 5.7, a spread of 0 points.
Q7
How safe is Mechanicsville for landlords?
Mechanicsville carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 Mechanicsville?
Mechanicsville has 7,223 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (82.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (8%), Hispanic / Latino (5.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
