Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #56,660 of 84,120 nationally
Dakota Mill Creek Eviction Risk: Lower , Buford
Tract 13135050634 · Gwinnett County, GA · pop 6,518 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
Census tract 13135050634 covers Dakota Mill Creek in Buford, home to 6,518 residents. For landlords it grades 6.4/10, an elevated reading. That is riskier than about 85% of US census tracts.
About 66% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 51% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,986 monthly, set against $71,625 in average yearly household income, roughly 33% of income at the averages. Renters make up 32% of occupied homes.
Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 67%
Tract context
Occupied units2,081
Renter share32.5%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate11.4%
Median income$71,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
70
th percentile
Elevated
Within county
64
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
38
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Buford and the region
Centroid at 34.0762, -83.9580 · click any tract to drill in
Why Dakota Mill Creek scores 3.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Buford
6.3
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
5.9
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
11.4% poverty · this tract
2.9
Supply constraint
$1,986 rent vs county FMR
5.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Buford
6.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Buford
6.4
Housing court bias
Inherited from Buford
6.2
How Dakota Mill Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 37
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 55%Socioeconomic
- 82%Household composition
- 81%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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)
- 284Total filings 2020-21
- 3.7Avg 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
Within Dakota Mill Creek. 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.
- 13.0%Housing insecurity
- 7.7%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.7%Food insecurity
- 10.8%SNAP enrollment
- 8.0%Transit barriers
- 12.4%No health insurance
- 14.9%Frequent mental distress
- 24.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Dakota Mill Creek
The heaviest input here is rent-control risk at 6.7/10. That part comes from the wider legal climate rather than the tract itself. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Buford, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Gwinnett County average of 5.8 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
The tract is Asian and White and ranks around the 37th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 13.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.7% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 13135050634
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13135050634?
Census tract 13135050634 in the Dakota Mill Creek neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (Lower 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 13135050634?
Median gross rent is $1,986/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 66% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13135050634?
11.4% of residents in tract 13135050634 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 6,518.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13135050634?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 55th, household 82th, minority 81th, housing 2th.
Q5
Is tract 13135050634 considered part of Dakota Mill Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13135050634 fall within Dakota Mill Creek (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13135050634 struggle to pay rent?
About 13.0% 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. 7.7% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13135050634 compare to Buford overall?
Tract 13135050634 scores 3.1/10, higher than the parent city of Buford at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Buford; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Buford
Top eight tracts in Buford ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
Tract · GA
13139001607
3.4
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13135050110
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13135050111
3.3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Pebble Brook
3
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Woodbriar East
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13135050631
2.9
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
13135050113
2.6
/ 10 · Low
Tract · GA
Dakota Mill Creek
2.5
/ 10 · Low
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