3 census tracts · pop 12,722 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.1/10
· range 3.4–4.6
Dakota Mill Creek takes in 3 census tracts of Buford, GA and houses 12,722 people. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.1/10, in the Moderate tier. Severe burden reaches 39%. A tenant at that level absorbs no shock: one cut shift or one repair bill converts directly into arrears.
Against a Buford baseline of 32.8%, 58% of renters here cross the 30%-of-income line. Average gross rent is $1,857, 37% above the Buford average of $1,357.
Pulling the other way is economic stress, at 2/10. Internally this is not one market. Tract scores span 3.4 to 4.6, so two buildings inside the same boundary can carry materially different risk. For a like-for-like read, Woodbriar East and Pebble Brook score within a fraction of it.
Annual rent works out to 29% of average household income of $77,325. 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Underwrite the address, not the area: with 1.2 points between its best and worst tract, the per-tract table below is the operative number. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
3 tracts · population-weighted
Dakota Mill Creek vs BufordHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport8%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Dakota Mill Creek
Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
2,362Total filings 2020-21
8.8Avg 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 Dakota Mill Creek
Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.
13.5%Housing insecurity
7.8%Utility shutoff threat
15.5%Food insecurity
10.5%SNAP enrollment
13.5%No health insurance
24.5%Any disability
Frequently asked
About Dakota Mill Creek
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Dakota Mill Creek?
Dakota Mill Creek scores 4.1/10 (Moderate tier) across 3 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 Dakota Mill Creek compare to Buford overall?
Dakota Mill Creek scores 0.1 points higher than Buford overall (4/10). Renters spend 58% of income on rent vs 33% citywide. Average rent: $1,857 vs $1,357.
Q3
What is the average rent in Dakota Mill Creek?
Average gross rent in Dakota Mill Creek is $1,857/month (pop-weighted across 3 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 58% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Dakota Mill Creek residents are renters?
40% of Dakota Mill Creek households are renter-occupied (vs 32% in Buford). The neighborhood has 12,722 residents.
Q5
Is Dakota Mill Creek a high social-vulnerability area?
Dakota Mill Creek sits in the 38th 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
Which tracts in Dakota Mill Creek have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Dakota Mill Creek is census tract 13135050634 (score 4.6/10). Across the 3 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3.4 to 4.6, a spread of 1.2 points.
Q7
How safe is Dakota Mill Creek for landlords?
Dakota Mill Creek carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.1/10). Pop-weighted across 3 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to Buford as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Dakota Mill Creek?
Dakota Mill Creek has 12,334 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (27.2%), White (non-Hispanic) (25.9%), Hispanic / Latino (22.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
