3 census tracts · pop 14,796 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–4.2
Harlow West is a 3-tract neighborhood of Roswell, GA and houses 14,796 people. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. Cost burden runs 53% against 30.9% citywide, putting Harlow West 22.1% over its own city.
Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. 22.9% of adults carry no health insurance against 11.3% nationally, a common route into sudden unpayable debt.
Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. The 3 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4.2, a 1.2-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address.
The filing record is not thin: 1,119 evictions logged in this tract. The worst year on record was 2003, when filings touched 25.6% of renter households.
At $1,626 a month, rents sit 10% under what the rest of Roswell commands. Recent filings have not receded much: 16.0% in 2016 against a 25.6% peak.
That places it #2 of 15 neighborhoods in Roswell. The closest comparables inside the same city are Seven Pines and North Shore.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Harlow West vs RoswellHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority73%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport70%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Harlow West
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
1,119Total filings (sum)
19.30%Avg annual filing rate
25.6%Peak year (2003)
16.03%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,688Total filings 2020-21
7.9Avg 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 Harlow West
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
19.5%Housing insecurity
11.3%Utility shutoff threat
23.2%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
22.2%No health insurance
30.0%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Harlow West
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Harlow West?
Harlow West scores 3.5/10 (Lower 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 Harlow West compare to Roswell overall?
Harlow West scores 0.3 points higher than Roswell overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 53% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,626 vs $1,810.
Q3
What is the average rent in Harlow West?
Average gross rent in Harlow West is $1,626/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Harlow West residents are renters?
49% of Harlow West households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Roswell). The neighborhood has 14,796 residents.
Q5
Is Harlow West a high social-vulnerability area?
Harlow West sits in the 81st percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Harlow West have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Harlow West is census tract 13121011421 (score 4.2/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4.2, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Harlow West for landlords?
Harlow West carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). 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 Roswell as a whole (3.2/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Harlow West?
Harlow West has 15,554 residents. Top groups: Hispanic / Latino (38.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (35.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.9%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
