Skip to content
Neighborhood · Atlanta, GA

Virginia Highland Eviction Risk: Lower

2 census tracts · pop 4,429 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.2/10 · range 3–3.4

Virginia Highland is a white (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Atlanta with 2 census tracts and a population of 4,429 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 3.2/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 35% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 11% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,593/month sits 7% lower than the Atlanta citywide average ($1,711).

Risk score
3.2
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Virginia Highland vs Atlanta How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.2% +14%
Atlanta: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,593 -7%
Atlanta: $1,711
Average HH income
$98,108 +20%
Atlanta: $81,938
Poverty rate
8.3% -54%
Atlanta: 17.9%
Renter share
52.9% -1%
Atlanta: 53.6%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Virginia Highland and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 2 tracts span score 3–3.4

Why Virginia Highland scores 3.2

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
35% 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
53% 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
8.3% below poverty line · Range 1.6–2.6 across tracts
2.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.9–4.4 across tracts
3.7
Risk score comparison

Virginia Highland vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Virginia Highland score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Virginia Highland: 3.23.2Virginia HighlandNeighborhoodParent city: 3.43.4Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

2 tracts in Virginia Highland

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121001502 3.4 2,127 47% $1,449
13121001400 3 2,302 24% $1,727
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 20

Pop-weighted across 2 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 31%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 8%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 34%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 30%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.

Frequently asked

About Virginia Highland

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Virginia Highland?

Virginia Highland scores 3.2/10 (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 0.2 points lower than Atlanta overall (3.4/10). 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 3.4/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.4, a spread of 0.4 points.
Q7

How safe is Virginia Highland for landlords?

Virginia eviction laws Highland carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.2/10). 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 (3.4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Virginia Highland?

Virginia Highland has 4,550 residents (White (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (75.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.1%), Black (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Virginia Highland

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Atlanta

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Virginia Highland.

Zoom out

Up the geography chain · or explore further