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Neighborhood · Fairburn, GA

Fireside Eviction Risk: Moderate

3 census tracts · pop 13,443 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.9/10 · range 5.7–6.3

Fireside is a black (non-hispanic) neighborhood in Fairburn with 3 census tracts and a population of 13,443 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 71% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 23% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Median gross rent of $1,417/month sits 4% lower than the Fairburn citywide median ($1,479).

Risk score
5.9
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Fireside vs Fairburn How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.8% +148%
Fairburn: 28.5%
Average gross rent
$1,417 -4%
Fairburn: $1,479
Average HH income
$62,590 -30%
Fairburn: $89,276
Poverty rate
11.6% -38%
Fairburn: 18.9%
Renter share
41.8% +17%
Fairburn: 35.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Fireside and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 5.7–6.3

Why Fireside scores 5.9

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 5.2–8.7 across tracts
7.1
Rent control risk
71% of income on rent · Range 1.6–5.8 across tracts
3.6
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.9–2.3 across tracts
2.1
Tenant organizing strength
42% renter households · Range 2.9–8.4 across tracts
5.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.3–6.8 across tracts
4.4
Economic stress
11.6% below poverty line · Range 1.0–3.7 across tracts
3.1
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.1–5.0 across tracts
2.7
Risk score comparison

Fireside vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Fireside score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Fireside: 5.95.9FiresideNeighborhoodParent city: 6.16.1Parent cityhost cityState: 5.55.5Stateavg in stateU.S.: 5.35.3U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Fireside?

Left: distribution of constituent tract scores. Right: every tract as a heat square — click to drill in.

Score distribution
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Spread of 0.6 points from 5.7 to 6.3. Tracts are relatively uniform — conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.
Tracts as heat grid
Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.
Census tracts

3 tracts in Fireside

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121010519 6.3 3,605 65% $1,302
13121010535 6.1 2,674 88% $1,829
13121010527 5.7 7,164 67% $1,322
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 63

Pop-weighted across 3 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 73%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 54%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 91%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 31%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Fireside

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,074Total filings 2020-21
  • 15.3Avg 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 Fireside

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Fireside

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Fireside?

Fireside scores 5.9/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Fireside compare to Fairburn overall?

Fireside scores 0.2 points lower than Fairburn overall (6.1/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 29% citywide. Median rent: $1,417 vs $1,479.

Q3

What is the average rent in Fireside?

Median gross rent in Fireside is $1,417/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.

Q4

What percentage of Fireside residents are renters?

42% of Fireside households are renter-occupied (vs 36% in Fairburn). The neighborhood has 13,443 residents.

Q5

Is Fireside a high social-vulnerability area?

Fireside sits in the 63th 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

Which tracts in Fireside have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Fireside is census tract 13121010519 (score 6.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 5.7 to 6.3 — a spread of 0.6 points.

Q7

How safe is Fireside for landlords?

Fireside carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.9/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Fairburn as a whole (6.1/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.

Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Fireside?

Fireside has 13,215 residents (Black (non-Hispanic) Neighborhood). Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (84.4%), White (non-Hispanic) (8.8%), Hispanic / Latino (6.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

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Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Fairburn

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Fireside.

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