2 census tracts · pop 4,429 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.8/10
· range 3.5–4.1
Virginia Highland spans 2 census tracts of Atlanta, GA and houses 4,429 people. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3.8/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The clearest offset is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is economic stress, at 2.1/10. The filing record is not thin: 302 evictions logged in this tract. The severe-burden share is 11%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Against a Atlanta baseline of 30.9%, 35% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. SNAP participation is 6.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Food insecurity affects 8.8% of adults, 9.0 points below the national rate.
The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 11.9% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 3.2% in 2016, is well off that peak. Average gross rent is $1,593, 7% below the Atlanta average of $1,711.
Among the 77 mapped neighborhoods of Atlanta, it ranks #53 by risk, the lower third. The closest comparables inside the same city are Bellwood and Woodward.
Against average income of $98,108, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Virginia Highland vs AtlantaHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport30%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Virginia Highland
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
302Total filings (sum)
6.32%Avg annual filing rate
11.9%Peak year (2003)
3.20%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
236Total filings 2020-21
1.6Avg 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 Virginia Highland
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
8.5%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
8.7%Food insecurity
6.1%SNAP enrollment
8.5%No health insurance
18.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Virginia Highland
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Virginia Highland?
Virginia Highland scores 3.8/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Virginia Highland compare to Atlanta overall?
Virginia Highland scores 0.5 points lower than Atlanta overall (4.3/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,593 vs $1,711.
Q3
What is the average rent in Virginia Highland?
Average gross rent in Virginia eviction laws Highland is $1,593/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Virginia Highland residents are renters?
53% of Virginia Highland households are renter-occupied (vs 54% in Atlanta). The neighborhood has 4,429 residents.
Q5
Is Virginia Highland a high social-vulnerability area?
Virginia Highland sits in the 20th 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 Virginia Highland have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Virginia Highland is census tract 13121001502 (score 4.1/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.5 to 4.1, a spread of 0.6 points.
Q7
How safe is Virginia Highland for landlords?
Virginia eviction laws Highland carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.8/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 Virginia Highland?
Virginia Highland has 4,550 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
