Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
Ormewood Eviction Risk: Moderate , Atlanta
Tract 13121006900 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,592 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
How risky is the Ormewood neighborhood of Atlanta for landlords? Census tract 13121006900 scores 6.3/10, the Elevated tier. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 55% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,062 a month while the average household earns $100,370 a year, roughly 13% of income at the averages. Renters make up 34% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%
Stable renters 15%
Owners 66%
Tract context
Occupied units1,614
Renter share34.0%
SVI overall0.73
Poverty rate25.1%
Median income$100,370
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
54
th percentile
Moderate
Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7183, -84.3588 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ormewood scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
25.1% poverty · this tract
6.3
Supply constraint
$1,062 rent vs county FMR
1.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Ormewood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 73
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 88%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 76%Racial/ethnic minority
- 38%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 14%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 458Total filings over 5 yrs
- 14.96%Avg annual filing rate
- 34.4%Peak (2001)
- 55Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 74% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 586Total filings 2020-21
- 7.7Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Within Ormewood. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 18.1%Housing insecurity
- 12.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 20.8%Food insecurity
- 17.5%SNAP enrollment
- 11.2%Transit barriers
- 14.8%No health insurance
- 17.7%Frequent mental distress
- 27.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ormewood
What moves this score most is economic stress at 6.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121006900
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121006900?
Census tract 13121006900 in the Ormewood neighborhood scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13121006900?
Median gross rent is $1,062/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121006900?
25.1% of residents in tract 13121006900 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,592.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121006900?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 73th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 88th, household 55th, minority 76th, housing 38th.
Q5
Is tract 13121006900 considered part of Ormewood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121006900 fall within Ormewood (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121006900?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 458 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121006900 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.96% of renter households, peaking at 34.4% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121006900 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.1% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121006900 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121006900 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 13121006900 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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