4 census tracts · pop 12,243 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.1/10
· range 3–3.8
Ridgeview Forest takes in 4 census tracts of Sandy Springs, GA, population 12,243. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.1/10, in the Lower tier. The main counterweight is rent-regulation exposure, at 1/10.
Well under the midpoint is tenant-organizing strength, at 1.5/10. Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 29% of renter households.
On the softer side is economic stress, at 1.9/10. Court records for this tract carry 109 eviction filings.
Severe burden reaches 10%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears. SNAP participation is 5.8% of households versus 15.2% nationally. The worst year on record was 2014, when filings touched 10.6% of renter households.
Food insecurity affects 9.8% of adults, 8.0 points below the national rate. The most recent observed rate, 4.0% in 2016, is well off that peak.
That places it #5 of 13 neighborhoods in Sandy Springs. For a like-for-like read, Hammond and Redfield score within a fraction of it. Against average income of $110,621, annual rent is only 19%, a wide affordability cushion.
Poverty sits at 6%, low enough that arrears here usually reflect a specific shock rather than a structural income gap.
The area figure travels well to individual addresses here, though the per-tract table below still carries the detail. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Ridgeview Forest vs Sandy SpringsHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority60%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport56%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Ridgeview Forest
Aggregated across 1 validated constituent tract. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
109Total filings (sum)
5.01%Avg annual filing rate
10.6%Peak year (2014)
4.02%Latest filed (2016)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
3,665Total filings 2020-21
15.3Avg 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 Ridgeview Forest
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
9.5%Housing insecurity
5.3%Utility shutoff threat
9.1%Food insecurity
5.4%SNAP enrollment
9.7%No health insurance
20.1%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Ridgeview Forest
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Ridgeview Forest?
Ridgeview Forest scores 3.1/10 (Lower tier) across 4 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 Ridgeview Forest compare to Sandy Springs overall?
Ridgeview Forest scores 0.3 points lower than Sandy Springs overall (3.4/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 28% citywide. Average rent: $1,767 vs $1,870.
Q3
What is the average rent in Ridgeview Forest?
Average gross rent in Ridgeview Forest is $1,767/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Ridgeview Forest residents are renters?
63% of Ridgeview Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 50% in Sandy Springs). The neighborhood has 12,243 residents.
Q5
Is Ridgeview Forest a high social-vulnerability area?
Ridgeview Forest sits in the 25th 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 Ridgeview Forest have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Ridgeview Forest is census tract 13121010128 (score 3.8/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 3.8, a spread of 0.8 points.
Q7
How safe is Ridgeview Forest for landlords?
Ridgeview Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.1/10). Pop-weighted across 4 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 Ridgeview Forest?
Ridgeview Forest has 12,146 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (58.4%), Black (non-Hispanic) (19.7%), Hispanic / Latino (15.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
