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Census Tract · Ranked #61,757 of 84,120 nationally

Fairburn Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 13121010534 · Fulton County, GA · pop 3,526 · 71% of tract blocks fall in Fairburn

For landlords sizing up Fairburn, census tract 13121010534 carries a moderate eviction-risk score of 5.2/10. That is riskier than about 47% of US census tracts.

18% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 10% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,731 a month while the average household earns $93,627 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
2.8
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 10% Stable renters 45% Owners 45%
Tract context
Occupied units1,732
Renter share55.1%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate7.2%
Median income$93,627

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
67 th percentile
Rank, 67th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 4 tracts In Fairburn
Elevated
Within county
48 th percentile
Rank, 48th percentileLowHigh
#172 of 327 tracts In Fulton County
Moderate
Within state
32 th percentile
Rank, 32nd percentileLowHigh
#1,900 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
National
27 th percentile
Rank, 27th percentileLowHigh
#61,757 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Fairburn and the region

Centroid at 33.5331, -84.5933 · click any tract to drill in

Why Fairburn scores 2.8

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Fairburn
5.2
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
7.2% poverty · this tract
1.8
Supply constraint
$1,731 rent vs county FMR
4.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Fairburn
5.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Fairburn
8.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Fairburn
6.8

How Fairburn compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Fairburn risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.82.8This tracttract 010534Fairburn: 2.32.3Fairburnparent cityCounty: 3.23.2Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 45

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 1,266Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.7Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 1 filings (10.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 22 filings (220.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 22 filings (220.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 27 filings (270.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 28 filings (280.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 32 filings (320.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 31 filings (310.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 38 filings (380.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 25 filings (250.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 22 filings (220.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 34 filings (340.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 33 filings (330.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 28 filings (280.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 37 filings (370.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 28 filings (280.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 21 filings (210.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 23 filings (230.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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

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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Fairburn

The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength at 8.4/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Fairburn, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Fulton County average of 5.7 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 45th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.

In CDC survey modeling, about 20.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 12.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 13121010534

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010534?

Census tract 13121010534 in Fairburn scores 2.8/10 (Lower 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 13121010534?

Median gross rent is $1,731/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 18% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010534?

7.2% of residents in tract 13121010534 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,526.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010534?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 78th, household 10th, minority 78th, housing 18th.
Q5

What share of households in tract 13121010534 struggle to pay rent?

About 20.0% 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. 12.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6

How does tract 13121010534 compare to Fairburn overall?

Tract 13121010534 scores 2.8/10, higher than the parent city of Fairburn at 2.3/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Fairburn; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Fairburn

Top eight tracts in Fairburn ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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