Neighborhood · Sandy Springs, GA

Hammond Eviction Risk: Lower

5 census tracts · pop 15,507 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10 · range 3–3.1

Hammond takes in 5 census tracts of Sandy Springs, GA, population 15,507. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. 42% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, clearly above the Sandy Springs rate of 28.0%.

The clearest offset 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.

Running cool is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Court records for this tract carry 28 eviction filings.

SNAP participation is 6.0% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The voucher gap is 12.3%: households holding assistance that local rents will not absorb, which shows up as churn rather than arrears. Filing activity peaked in 2016 at 3.8% of renter households.

Food insecurity affects 9.3% of adults, 8.5 points below the national rate. At $2,055 a month, rents sit 10% over what the rest of Sandy Springs commands. That places it #7 of 13 neighborhoods in Sandy Springs.

Judgments average 0.4% of renter households a year, the share of filings that actually convert to an order.

With little internal variation, 3/10 is a fair proxy for any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.

Risk score

Lower

5 tracts · population-weighted

Hammond vs Sandy Springs How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average

% of income on rent

42.1% +50%

Sandy Springs: 28.0%

Average gross rent

$2,055 +10%

Sandy Springs: $1,870

Average HH income

$104,463 +3%

Sandy Springs: $101,593

Poverty rate

9.1% +23%

Sandy Springs: 7.4%

Renter share

53.3% +7%

Sandy Springs: 49.8%

Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Hammond and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 5 tracts span score 3–3.1

Why Hammond 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 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Rent control risk

42% 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

53% renter households · Range 1.5–1.5 across tracts

1.5

Housing court bias

County bench composition · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts

2.5

Economic stress

9.1% below poverty line · Range 1.5–2.9 across tracts

2.3

Supply constraint

Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 4.6–7.0 across tracts

6.2

Risk score comparison

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

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Hammond?

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

Score distribution

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Spread of 0.1 points from 3 to 3.1. Tracts are relatively uniform, so conditions feel similar throughout the neighborhood.

Tracts as heat grid

3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

Each square = one census tract. Color tracks the same green→red ramp as the chloropleth map above.

Census tracts

5 tracts in Hammond

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

Tract↕	Score↕	Pop↕	% over 30% on rent↕	Average rent↕
13121010133	3.1	5,257	29%	$2,197
13121010126	3.1	2,399	17%	$1,748
13121010132	3	3,352	56%	$2,130
13121010121	3	2,407	69%	$1,942
13121010221	3	2,092	52%	$2,062

Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 39

Pop-weighted across 5 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 38%ile

Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden

Household characteristics 28%ile

Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+

Racial/ethnic minority 58%ile

Hispanic + non-white share of population

Housing & transport 55%ile

Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle

Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Hammond

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

28Total filings (sum)
1.30%Avg annual filing rate
3.8%Peak year (2016)
3.77%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

4,065Total filings 2020-21
13.9Avg 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 Hammond

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

9.2%Housing insecurity
5.4%Utility shutoff threat
9.6%Food insecurity
6.2%SNAP enrollment
8.9%No health insurance
22.0%Any disability

Frequently asked

About Hammond

What is the eviction-risk score for Hammond?

Hammond scores 3/10 (Lower tier) across 5 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.

How does Hammond compare to Sandy Springs overall?

Hammond scores 0.4 points lower than Sandy Springs overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 42% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $2,055 vs $1,870.

What is the average rent in Hammond?

Average gross rent in Hammond is $2,055/month (pop-weighted across 5 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What percentage of Hammond residents are renters?

53% of Hammond households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandy Springs). The neighborhood has 15,507 residents.

Is Hammond a high social-vulnerability area?

Hammond sits in the 39th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.

Which tracts in Hammond have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Hammond is census tract 13121010133 (score 3.1/10). Across the 5 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.1, a spread of 0.1 points.

How safe is Hammond for landlords?

Hammond carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). Pop-weighted across 5 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Sandy Springs as a whole (3.4/10), this neighborhood is lower-risk.

What is the demographic breakdown of Hammond?

Hammond has 16,007 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.4%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.

Nearby

Other neighborhoods near Hammond

3 The Oaks 2 tracts · pop 9,727 3.2 Ridgeview Forest 4 tracts · pop 12,243 3.4 Chattahoochee Heights 3 tracts · pop 5,688 3.4 Misty Ridge 2 tracts · pop 9,153 3.1 Redfield 2 tracts · pop 6,879 3.6 Mill Glen 3 tracts · pop 8,073

Sibling neighborhoods

Other neighborhoods inside Sandy Springs

Same parent city, ranked by score similarity to Hammond.

3 The Oaks 2 tracts · pop 9,727 3 Millbrook 1 tracts · pop 3,627 3 Idlewood Vally 2 tracts · pop 5,409 3 Riversong 1 tracts · pop 1,935 3 Deerfield 1 tracts · pop 4,615 3 Redfield 2 tracts · pop 6,879

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