1 census tracts · pop 5,958 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5/10
· range 5–5
Bench Mark maps to a single census tract in South Fulton, GA, population 5,958. Scored across those inputs it reaches 5/10, placing it in the Moderate tier. 54% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, well above the South Fulton rate of 35.6%.
24% 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. Pulling the other way is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
CDC survey data puts housing insecurity at 22.6% of adults, against 14.2% nationally. The poverty rate is 18%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest.
14.9% of adults report being unable to pay a utility bill, against a 9.2% national figure. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Among the 19 mapped neighborhoods of South Fulton, it ranks #6 by risk, the upper third. Only 16% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Sherbrook Forest and Monterey. Average gross rent runs $1,780, close to the South Fulton average.
Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $82,714.
One tract means one number: 5/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Bench Mark vs South FultonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority96%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport44%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Bench Mark
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,409Total filings 2020-21
31.7Avg 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 Bench Mark
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
22.6%Housing insecurity
14.9%Utility shutoff threat
24.1%Food insecurity
20.4%SNAP enrollment
11.7%No health insurance
28.3%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Bench Mark
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Bench Mark?
Bench Mark scores 5/10 (Moderate 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 Bench Mark compare to South Fulton overall?
Bench Mark scores 0.9 points higher than South Fulton overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 54% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,780 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Bench Mark?
Average gross rent in Bench Mark is $1,780/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Bench Mark residents are renters?
16% of Bench Mark households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in South Fulton). The neighborhood has 5,958 residents.
Q5
Is Bench Mark a high social-vulnerability area?
Bench Mark sits in the 63rd 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
How safe is Bench Mark for landlords?
Bench Mark carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5/10). 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 South Fulton as a whole (4.1/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Bench Mark?
Bench Mark has 6,370 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (93%), Hispanic / Latino (4.6%), White (non-Hispanic) (1.6%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
