1 census tracts · pop 2,742 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3/10
· range 3–3
Tell is a one-tract suburb of South Fulton, GA, population 2,742. That produces an Eviction Risk Score of 3/10, Lower tier. Against a South Fulton baseline of 35.6%, roughly one in eight of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line.
The clearest offset is economic stress, at 1/10. Average gross rent is $1,161, 32% below the South Fulton average of $1,702. Running cool is supply constraint, at 1.3/10.
On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 2/10. Among the 19 mapped neighborhoods of South Fulton, it ranks #16 by risk, the lower third. Only 22% 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 Granada and Pontevedra. Rent takes 13% of average household income, comfortably inside the 30% line and unusually low for a rental sub-market.
One tract means one number: 3/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Tell vs South FultonHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority100%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport0%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Tell
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
373Total filings 2020-21
4.9Avg 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 Tell
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
18.0%Housing insecurity
10.5%Utility shutoff threat
17.5%Food insecurity
12.3%SNAP enrollment
10.2%No health insurance
25.7%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Tell
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Tell?
Tell scores 3/10 (Lower 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 Tell compare to South Fulton overall?
Tell scores 1.1 points lower than South Fulton overall (4.1/10). Renters spend 13% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,161 vs $1,702.
Q3
What is the average rent in Tell?
Average gross rent in Tell is $1,161/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 13% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Tell residents are renters?
22% of Tell households are renter-occupied (vs 28% in South Fulton). The neighborhood has 2,742 residents.
Q5
Is Tell a high social-vulnerability area?
Tell sits in the 0th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (low vulnerability). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
How safe is Tell for landlords?
Tell carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3/10). 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 lower-risk.
Q7
What is the demographic breakdown of Tell?
Tell has 2,688 residents. Top groups: Black (non-Hispanic) (99.7%), Hispanic / Latino (0.3%), White (non-Hispanic) (0%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
