2 census tracts · pop 9,153 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.5/10
· range 3–3.8
Misty Ridge spans 2 census tracts of Sandy Springs, GA, population 9,153. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3.5/10, Lower tier. 51% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, far above the Sandy Springs rate of 28.0%.
35% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10. On the softer side is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10.
Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. The filing record is not thin: 634 evictions logged in this tract.
Filing activity peaked in 2001 at 48.2% of renter households. The most recent observed rate, 4.8% in 2016, is well off that peak. Among the 13 mapped neighborhoods of Sandy Springs, it ranks #3 by risk, the upper third.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Mill Glen and Chattahoochee Heights. Its 2 tracts score within 0.8 points of one another, so the area figure travels well to individual addresses.
Average gross rent runs $1,822, close to the Sandy Springs average. Annual rent works out to 20% of average household income of $107,472. 51% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
With little internal variation, 3.5/10 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
3.5
Lower
2 tracts · population-weighted
Misty Ridge vs Sandy SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority55%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport48%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Misty Ridge
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
634Total filings (sum)
21.75%Avg annual filing rate
48.2%Peak year (2001)
4.78%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
1,322Total filings 2020-21
9.2Avg 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 Misty Ridge
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
12.2%Housing insecurity
7.0%Utility shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
8.9%SNAP enrollment
14.8%No health insurance
22.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Misty Ridge
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Misty Ridge?
Misty Ridge scores 3.5/10 (Lower tier) across 2 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 Misty Ridge compare to Sandy Springs overall?
Misty Ridge scores 0.1 points higher than Sandy Springs overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 51% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,822 vs $1,870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Misty Ridge?
Average gross rent in Misty Ridge is $1,822/month (pop-weighted across 2 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 51% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Misty Ridge residents are renters?
51% of Misty Ridge households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandy Springs). The neighborhood has 9,153 residents.
Q5
Is Misty Ridge a high social-vulnerability area?
Misty Ridge sits in the 60th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Misty Ridge have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Misty Ridge is census tract 13121010212 (score 3.8/10). Across the 2 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Misty Ridge for landlords?
Misty Ridge carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.5/10). Pop-weighted across 2 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Misty Ridge?
Misty Ridge has 9,629 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (56.2%), Hispanic / Latino (30.2%), Black (non-Hispanic) (9.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
