1 census tracts · pop 5,735 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 5.5/10
· range 5.5–5.5
Malibu is a one-tract neighborhood of South Fulton, GA, population 5,735. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 5.5/10, in the Moderate tier. The severe-burden share is 25%. Those renters are past the 50% mark, and they miss rent for reasons that have nothing to do with willingness to pay.
The main counterweight is supply constraint, at 1.4/10. Average gross rent is $1,171, 31% below the South Fulton average of $1,702. 45% of renters here are cost-burdened at the 30% threshold, above the South Fulton rate of 35.6%.
20.8% 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. SNAP participation is 32.3% of households versus 15.2% nationally. Well under the midpoint is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10.
The poverty rate is 20%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 19 mapped neighborhoods of South Fulton, it ranks #1 by risk, the upper third.
Social vulnerability runs high at 9.5/10, concentrating the disaster- and displacement-exposure this model treats as a lagging risk input. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $53,062.
54% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Because the boundary contains one tract, 5.5/10 is simultaneously the area figure and the address-level figure. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
5.5
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Malibu vs South FultonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority95%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport86%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Malibu
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,724Total filings 2020-21
35.8Avg 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 Malibu
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
29.3%Housing insecurity
20.8%Utility shutoff threat
34.3%Food insecurity
32.3%SNAP enrollment
14.9%No health insurance
34.8%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Malibu
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Malibu?
Malibu scores 5.5/10 (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 Malibu compare to South Fulton overall?
Malibu scores 1.4 points higher than South Fulton overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 45% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,171 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Malibu?
Average gross rent in Malibu is $1,171/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 45% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Malibu residents are renters?
54% of Malibu households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in South Fulton). The neighborhood has 5,735 residents.
Q5
Is Malibu a high social-vulnerability area?
Malibu sits in the 95th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (highly 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 Malibu for landlords?
Malibu carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (5.5/10). 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 Malibu?
Malibu has 5,644 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (87.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (5%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (4.3%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
