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Neighborhood · Atlanta, GA

Ormewood Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 12,495 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10 · range 2.4–4.4

Ormewood is a white-black neighborhood in Atlanta with 3 census tracts and a population of 12,495 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.1/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 26% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,602/month sits 6% lower than the Atlanta citywide average ($1,711).

Risk score
3.1
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Ormewood vs Atlanta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.2% +92%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,602 -6%
Atlanta: $1,711
Average HH income
$134,123 +64%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
13.6% -24%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
24.5% -54%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Ormewood and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 2.4–4.4

Why Ormewood 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
59% 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
25% 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
13.6% below poverty line · Range 1.6–6.3 across tracts
3.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 1.0–5.0 across tracts
3.8
Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Ormewood score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Ormewood: 3.13.1OrmewoodNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Ormewood?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square. Click any square to drill in.

Score distribution
0246810
Spread of 2 points from 2.4 to 4.4. This neighborhood crosses multiple risk tiers, so block-by-block conditions vary substantially.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Ormewood

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121006900 4.4 3,592 55% $1,062
13121005200 2.7 4,872 47% $1,836
13121005300 2.4 4,031 77% $1,800
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 29

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 35%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 17%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 62%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 42%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Ormewood

Aggregated across 3 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 1,031Total filings (sum)
  • 11.71%Avg annual filing rate
  • 34.4%Peak year (2001)
  • 9.40%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,465Total filings 2020-21
  • 6.5Avg 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 Ormewood

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

Frequently asked

About Ormewood

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Ormewood?

Ormewood scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 3 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 Ormewood compare to Atlanta overall?

Ormewood scores 0.3 points lower than Atlanta overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,602 vs $1,711.
Q3

What is the average rent in Ormewood?

Average gross rent in Ormewood is $1,602/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Ormewood residents are renters?

25% of Ormewood households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 12,495 residents.
Q5

Is Ormewood a high social-vulnerability area?

Ormewood sits in the 29th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less 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 Ormewood have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Ormewood is census tract 13121006900 (score 4.4/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.4 to 4.4, a spread of 2 points.
Q7

How safe is Ormewood for landlords?

Ormewood carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 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 (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Ormewood?

Ormewood has 13,087 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (50.9%), Black (non-Hispanic) (26.7%), Hispanic / Latino (11.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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