9 census tracts · pop 26,962 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.9/10
· range 3–4.9
Midtown spans 9 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 26,962 people. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.9/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 46% against 30.9% citywide, putting Midtown 15.5% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. 21% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.
The 9 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.9, a 1.9-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Average gross rent is $2,032, 19% above the Atlanta average of $1,711. Disability prevalence reaches 17.7% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute.
Court records for this tract carry 230 eviction filings. On the softer side is economic stress, at 3/10. Food insecurity affects 7.9% of adults, 9.9 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 24.0% of renter households. The voucher gap is 11.0%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears.
The most recent observed rate, 7.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #49 by risk, the middle third. Annual rent works out to 23% of average household income of $106,467.
59% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.9 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
3.9
Lower
9 tracts · population-weighted
Midtown vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority53%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport62%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Midtown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
230Total filings (sum)
13.36%Avg annual filing rate
24.0%Peak year (2014)
7.45%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
6,071Total filings 2020-21
9.7Avg 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 Midtown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.1%Housing insecurity
4.9%Utility shutoff threat
8.1%Food insecurity
5.0%SNAP enrollment
7.7%No health insurance
17.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Midtown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Midtown?
Midtown scores 3.9/10 (Lower tier) across 9 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 Midtown compare to Atlanta overall?
Midtown scores 0.4 points lower than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 46% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,032 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Midtown?
Average gross rent in Midtown is $2,032/month (pop-weighted across 9 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Midtown residents are renters?
59% of Midtown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 26,962 residents.
Q5
Is Midtown a high social-vulnerability area?
Midtown sits in the 19th 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
Which tracts in Midtown have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Midtown is census tract 13121001001 (score 4.9/10). Across the 9 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.9, a spread of 1.9 points.
Q7
How safe is Midtown for landlords?
Midtown carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.9/10). Pop-weighted across 9 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.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Midtown?
Midtown has 27,961 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (61.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (12.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (9.8%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
