1 census tracts · pop 4,106 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
North Highlands is a one-tract neighborhood of Atlanta, GA and houses 4,106 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, in the Lower tier. Cost burden runs 9% against 30.9% citywide, putting North Highlands 21.7% under its own city.
At $2,696 a month, rents sit 58% over what the rest of Atlanta commands. The voucher gap is 47.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. The dominant input is supply constraint at 9.7/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 1/10. On the softer side is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10. SNAP participation is 2.5% of households versus 15.2% nationally.
3.0% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, below a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. That places it #67 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta. Only 15% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
For a like-for-like read, Rivermeade and East Conway Hill score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 18% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
Poverty sits at 2%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
North Highlands vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority33%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport17%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in North Highlands
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
23Total filings 2020-21
0.3Avg 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 North Highlands
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
4.9%Housing insecurity
3.0%Utility shutoff threat
4.4%Food insecurity
2.5%SNAP enrollment
5.2%No health insurance
15.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About North Highlands
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for North Highlands?
North Highlands scores 3/10 (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 North Highlands compare to Atlanta overall?
North Highlands scores 1.3 points lower than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 9% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $2,696 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in North Highlands?
Average gross rent in North Highlands is $2,696/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 9% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of North Highlands residents are renters?
15% of North Highlands households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 4,106 residents.
Q5
Is North Highlands a high social-vulnerability area?
North Highlands sits in the 6th 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 North Highlands for landlords?
North Highlands carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 North Highlands?
North Highlands has 3,999 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (82.3%), Hispanic / Latino (6.8%), Other / Multiracial (6.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
