1 census tracts · pop 2,976 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.2/10
· range 4.2–4.2
Deerwood Park is a one-tract neighborhood of South Fulton, GA and houses 2,976 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.2/10, in the Moderate tier. Average gross rent is $395, 77% below the South Fulton average of $1,702.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1/10. Running cool is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. The severe-burden share is 16%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
Cost burden runs 29% against 35.6% citywide, putting Deerwood Park 6.6% under its own city. On the softer side is economic stress, at 2.3/10. That places it #11 of 19 neighborhoods in South Fulton.
The closest comparables inside the same city are Christian Corners and Park South. Rent takes 6% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
30% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
One tract means one number: 4.2/10 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
4.2
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Deerwood Park vs South FultonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority90%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport58%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Deerwood Park
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
340Total filings 2020-21
4.5Avg 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 Deerwood Park
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.3%Housing insecurity
11.5%Utility shutoff threat
20.7%Food insecurity
17.0%SNAP enrollment
12.9%No health insurance
33.4%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Deerwood Park
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Deerwood Park?
Deerwood Park scores 4.2/10 (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 Deerwood Park compare to South Fulton overall?
Deerwood Park scores 0.1 points higher than South Fulton overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 29% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $395 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Deerwood Park?
Average gross rent in Deerwood Park is $395/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 29% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Deerwood Park residents are renters?
30% of Deerwood Park households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in South Fulton). The neighborhood has 2,976 residents.
Q5
Is Deerwood Park a high social-vulnerability area?
Deerwood Park sits in the 43rd 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
How safe is Deerwood Park for landlords?
Deerwood Park carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.2/10). 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 in line with the citywide level.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Deerwood Park?
Deerwood Park has 3,214 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (79.5%), White (non-Hispanic) (12.9%), Other / Multiracial (6.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
