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Neighborhood · Roswell, GA

Roswell Oaks Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 6,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3

Roswell Oaks maps to a single census tract in Roswell, GA, population 6,153. Scored across those inputs it reaches 3/10, placing it in the Lower tier. The severe-burden share is 40%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.

Cost burden runs 84% against 30.9% citywide, putting Roswell Oaks 53.5% over its own city. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. Running cool is economic stress, at 1/10.

Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. The filing record is not thin: 146 evictions logged in this tract. Food insecurity affects 6.2% of adults, 11.6 points below the national rate.

Disability prevalence reaches 19.2% against a 31.5% national average, which raises the odds a reasonable-accommodation request accompanies any dispute. The worst year on record was 2015, when filings touched 11.6% of renter households.

Recent filings have not receded much: 10.8% in 2016 against a 11.6% peak. Among the 15 mapped neighborhoods of Roswell, it ranks #4 by risk, the upper third. At 17% renter-occupied, this is predominantly owner territory, and rental comps have to be drawn from further out.

For a like-for-like read, Studdiford and River Links score within a fraction of it. Rent takes 15% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.

One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Roswell Oaks vs Roswell How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
84.4% +173%
Roswell: 30.9%
Average gross rent
$1,860 +3%
Roswell: $1,810
Average HH income
$151,767 +22%
Roswell: $124,422
Poverty rate
3.9% -47%
Roswell: 7.4%
Renter share
17.2% -39%
Roswell: 28.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Roswell Oaks and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 3–3

Why Roswell Oaks scores 3

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 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Rent control risk
84% of income on rent · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
17% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts
1.5
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Economic stress
3.9% below poverty line · Range 1.0–1.0 across tracts
1.0
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Risk score comparison

Roswell Oaks vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Roswell Oaks score vs. parent city, state, U.S.3.0Roswell OaksNeighborhood3.2Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Roswell Oaks

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121011423 3 6,153 84% $1,860
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 5

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 7%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 15%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 31%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 9%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Roswell Oaks

Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 146Total filings (sum)
  • 7.82%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.6%Peak year (2015)
  • 10.80%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 156Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.1Avg 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 Roswell Oaks

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

Frequently asked

About Roswell Oaks

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Roswell Oaks?

Roswell Oaks scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 1 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 Roswell Oaks compare to Roswell overall?

Roswell Oaks scores 0.2 points lower than Roswell overall (3.2/10). Renters spend 84% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,860 vs $1,810.
Q3

What is the average rent in Roswell Oaks?

Average gross rent in Roswell eviction risk Oaks is $1,860/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 84% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Roswell Oaks residents are renters?

17% of Roswell Oaks households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in Roswell). The neighborhood has 6,153 residents.
Q5

Is Roswell Oaks a high social-vulnerability area?

Roswell Oaks sits in the 5th 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

How safe is Roswell Oaks for landlords?

Roswell eviction risk Oaks carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 1 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.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Roswell Oaks?

Roswell Oaks has 6,078 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (80.8%), Hispanic / Latino (10%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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