Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #10,885 of 84,120 nationally
Mechanicsville Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta
Tract 13121012000 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,683 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
With a score of 6.7/10, tract 13121012000 in the Mechanicsville area of Atlanta ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 3,683 residents. That is riskier than roughly 91% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 69% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $694 a month. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
6.1
Elevated
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 63%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units1,795
Renter share79.9%
SVI overall0.96
Poverty rate58.9%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
98
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
94
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7359, -84.3930 · click any tract to drill in
Why Mechanicsville scores 6.1
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
58.9% poverty · this tract
10.0
Supply constraint
$694 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 Mechanicsville compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 96
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 97%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 86%Racial/ethnic minority
- 86%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: D: Hazardous (Redlined)
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade D meant Black, immigrant, and poor neighborhoods systematically denied mortgage credit. 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
- 0%Grade C
- 84%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)
- 1,425Total filings over 5 yrs
- 30.22%Avg annual filing rate
- 39.7%Peak (2001)
- 194Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 47% over the past 5 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,313Total filings 2020-21
- 17.3Avg 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 Mechanicsville. 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.
- 37.9%Housing insecurity
- 32.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.8%Food insecurity
- 54.3%SNAP enrollment
- 26.7%Transit barriers
- 19.8%No health insurance
- 23.1%Frequent mental distress
- 43.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Mechanicsville
The heaviest input here is economic stress at $1/10. 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 37.9% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 32.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,425 eviction filings here over 5 tracked years, with about 30.2% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 39.7% of renter households in 2001.
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 13121012000
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121012000?
Census tract 13121012000 in the Mechanicsville neighborhood scores 6.1/10 (Elevated 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 13121012000?
Median gross rent is $694/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121012000?
58.9% of residents in tract 13121012000 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,683.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121012000?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 96th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 97th, household 83th, minority 86th, housing 86th.
Q5
Is tract 13121012000 considered part of Mechanicsville?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13121012000 fall within Mechanicsville (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13121012000?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,425 eviction filings across 5 validated years in tract 13121012000 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 30.22% of renter households, peaking at 39.7% in 2001. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13121012000 struggle to pay rent?
About 37.9% 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. 32.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13121012000 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13121012000 scores 6.1/10, 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 13121012000 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of D. 84% 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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