1 census tracts · pop 3,039 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.7/10
· range 5.7–5.7
Peoplestown is a one-tract neighborhood of Atlanta, GA, population 3,039. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 5.7/10, Moderate tier. The strongest single driver of the headline number is economic stress at 10/10.
At $972 a month, rents sit 43% under what the rest of Atlanta commands. The poverty rate is 44%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 1/10.
The severe-burden share is 23%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay. Well under the midpoint is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 30% of renter households. SNAP participation is 31.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 26.0% of adults, against 14.2% nationally.
The filing record is not thin: 406 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 23.9% of renter households.
The most recent observed rate, 9.5% in 2016, is well off that peak. That places it #1 of 77 neighborhoods in Atlanta.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Forrest Park and Fairburn Heights.
One tract means one number: 5.7/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.7
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Peoplestown vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority83%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport39%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Peoplestown
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
406Total filings (sum)
14.40%Avg annual filing rate
23.9%Peak year (2003)
9.47%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,745Total filings 2020-21
23.0Avg 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 Peoplestown
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
26.0%Housing insecurity
18.6%Utility shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
31.3%SNAP enrollment
18.1%No health insurance
34.2%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Peoplestown
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Peoplestown?
Peoplestown scores 5.7/10 (Moderate 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 Peoplestown compare to Atlanta overall?
Peoplestown scores 1.4 points higher than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 30% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $972 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Peoplestown?
Average gross rent in Peoplestown is $972/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 30% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Peoplestown residents are renters?
50% of Peoplestown households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 3,039 residents.
Q5
Is Peoplestown a high social-vulnerability area?
Peoplestown sits in the 69th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Peoplestown for landlords?
Peoplestown carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.7/10). 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 higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Peoplestown?
Peoplestown has 2,983 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (62.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (28.3%), Other / Multiracial (3.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
