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Neighborhood · Sandy Springs, GA

Mill Glen Eviction Risk: Lower

3 census tracts · pop 8,073 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.7/10 · range 2.4–3.3

Mill Glen is a white-black neighborhood in Sandy Springs with 3 census tracts and a population of 8,073 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.7/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 59% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 30% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,641/month sits 12% lower than the Sandy Springs citywide average ($1,870).

Risk score
2.7
Lower
3 tracts · population-weighted
Mill Glen vs Sandy Springs How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
59.2% +111%
Sandy Springs: 28.0%
Average gross rent
$1,641 -12%
Sandy Springs: $1,870
Average HH income
$81,208 -20%
Sandy Springs: $101,593
Poverty rate
10.7% +45%
Sandy Springs: 7.4%
Renter share
56.2% +13%
Sandy Springs: 49.8%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Mill Glen and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 3 tracts span score 2.4–3.3

Why Mill Glen scores 2.7

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
59% 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
56% 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
10.7% below poverty line · Range 2.0–3.0 across tracts
2.7
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 3.1–4.7 across tracts
4.0
Risk score comparison

Mill Glen vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Mill Glen score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Mill Glen: 2.72.7Mill GlenNeighborhoodParent city: 2.32.3Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Variance across tracts

How uniformly does eviction risk play out in Mill Glen?

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 0.9 points from 2.4 to 3.3. Tracts are relatively uniform, so 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 Mill Glen

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13121010135 3.3 2,221 77% $1,477
13121010134 2.5 2,178 40% $1,599
13121010106 2.4 3,674 60% $1,766
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 40

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

Socioeconomic status 50%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 29%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 61%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 41%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Mill Glen

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 884Total filings (sum)
  • 22.21%Avg annual filing rate
  • 31.2%Peak year (2015)
  • 19.43%Latest filed (2016)

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 3,671Total filings 2020-21
  • 16.1Avg 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 Mill Glen

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

Frequently asked

About Mill Glen

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Mill Glen?

Mill Glen scores 2.7/10 (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 Mill Glen compare to Sandy Springs overall?

Mill Glen scores 0.4 points higher than Sandy Springs overall (2.3/10). Renters spend 59% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,641 vs $1,870.
Q3

What is the average rent in Mill Glen?

Average gross rent in Mill Glen is $1,641/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Mill Glen residents are renters?

56% of Mill Glen households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandy Springs). The neighborhood has 8,073 residents.
Q5

Is Mill Glen a high social-vulnerability area?

Mill Glen sits in the 40th 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.
Q6

Which tracts in Mill Glen have the highest eviction risk?

The highest-risk constituent tract in Mill Glen is census tract 13121010135 (score 3.3/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 2.4 to 3.3, a spread of 0.9 points.
Q7

How safe is Mill Glen for landlords?

Mill Glen carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.7/10). 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 Sandy Springs as a whole (2.3/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q8

What is the demographic breakdown of Mill Glen?

Mill Glen has 7,916 residents (White-Black Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (51.6%), Black (non-Hispanic) (27.2%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (7.5%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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