Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Census Tract · Ranked #34,332 of 84,120 nationally
South Fulton Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13121010520 · Fulton County, GA · pop 6,805 · 63% of tract blocks fall in South Fulton
Census tract 13121010520 sits in South Fulton eviction risk, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of $1/10. That is riskier than about 95% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 79% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,594 a month against an average household income of $66,301 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. Renters make up 40% of occupied homes.
Risk score
4.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 31%
Stable renters 9%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units2,116
Renter share39.6%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate28.7%
Median income$66,301
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
73
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
67
th percentile
Elevated
National
59
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across South Fulton and the region
Centroid at 33.5650, -84.6281 · click any tract to drill in
Why South Fulton scores 4.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from South Fulton
8.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
7.3
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
28.7% poverty · this tract
7.2
Supply constraint
$1,594 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from South Fulton
6.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from South Fulton
6.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from South Fulton
6.0
How South Fulton compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 24
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 68%Socioeconomic
- 20%Household composition
- 93%Racial/ethnic minority
- 0%Housing & transportation
Eviction filings
Court-record eviction history
Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,278Total filings 2020-21
- 16.8Avg monthly (observed)
- 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
- 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran far below baseline (moratorium effect). Eviction Lab tracked Atlanta, GA as part of its 34-metro Eviction Tracking System.
Comparable tracts
Census tracts with similar eviction risk
Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress
Eviction-adjacent indicators
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
- 25.8%Housing insecurity
- 18.2%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.0%Food insecurity
- 28.9%SNAP enrollment
- 15.9%Transit barriers
- 14.1%No health insurance
- 18.8%Frequent mental distress
- 33.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in South Fulton
The heaviest input here is economic stress at 7.2/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from South Fulton eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Fulton County average of 5.7 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 25.8% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.2% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 24th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
For a landlord, this is a tract where process discipline pays off. Clean paperwork and steady screening keep the elevated risk manageable.
Frequently asked
About tract 13121010520
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13121010520?
Census tract 13121010520 in South Fulton scores 4.4/10 (Moderate tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2
What is the average rent in tract 13121010520?
Median gross rent is $1,594/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 79% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13121010520?
28.7% of residents in tract 13121010520 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,805.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13121010520?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 68th, household 20th, minority 93th, housing 0th.
Q5
What share of households in tract 13121010520 struggle to pay rent?
About 25.8% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 18.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q6
How does tract 13121010520 compare to South Fulton overall?
Tract 13121010520 scores 4.4/10, higher than the parent city of South Fulton at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from South Fulton eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in South Fulton
Top eight tracts in South Fulton ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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Arbor West
4.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Brittany Forest
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Malibu
4
/ 10 · Moderate
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Monterey
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Chippewa Forest
3.5
/ 10 · Low
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Bench Mark
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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Sherbrook Forest
3.2
/ 10 · Low
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Smoke Ridge
3
/ 10 · Low
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