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Neighborhood · Duluth, GA

Steven Hills Eviction Risk: Moderate

1 census tracts · pop 4,679 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 4.8/10 · range 4.8–4.8

Steven Hills maps to a single census tract in Duluth, GA, population 4,679. It carries an Eviction Risk Score of 4.8/10, in the Moderate tier. 53% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate.

Cost burden runs 71% against 31.4% citywide, putting Steven Hills 39.5% over its own city. What pushes the score up most is tenant-organizing strength at 8.6/10.

On the softer side is eviction-process difficulty, at 1.6/10. The poverty rate is 17%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than the filing statistics suggest. Among the 6 mapped neighborhoods of Duluth, it ranks #2 by risk, the upper third.

The closest comparables inside the same city are Forest Manor North and Berkeley Manor. Average gross rent runs $1,861, close to the Duluth average. Annual rent works out to 26% of average household income of $87,276.

55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

One tract means one number: 4.8/10 applies directly to any address inside the boundary. The number is rebuilt whenever its ACS, court-record, or statutory inputs change.

Risk score
4.8
Moderate
1 tracts · population-weighted
Steven Hills vs Duluth How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
70.9% +126%
Duluth: 31.4%
Average gross rent
$1,861 +2%
Duluth: $1,828
Average HH income
$87,276 -9%
Duluth: $95,580
Poverty rate
17.4% +162%
Duluth: 6.6%
Renter share
55.3% +27%
Duluth: 43.5%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Steven Hills and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 4.8–4.8

Why Steven Hills scores 4.8

9 axes · pop-weighted · 1 = landlord-friendly
State political climate
legislature & governorship · Range 2.0–2.0 across tracts
2.0
Regional political climate
County-level mix · 2024 presidential margin · Range 5.9–5.9 across tracts
5.9
Local political climate
Parent city governance · Range 6.3–6.3 across tracts
6.3
Rent control risk
71% of income on rent · Range 5.3–5.3 across tracts
5.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 1.6–1.6 across tracts
1.6
Tenant organizing strength
55% renter households · Range 8.6–8.6 across tracts
8.6
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 4.6–4.6 across tracts
4.6
Economic stress
17.4% below poverty line · Range 4.4–4.4 across tracts
4.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 5.2–5.2 across tracts
5.2
Risk score comparison

Steven Hills vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Steven Hills score vs. parent city, state, U.S.4.8Steven HillsNeighborhood4.0Parent cityhost city4.1Stateavg in state5.1U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Steven Hills

Ranked highest-risk first. Click for per-tract detail.

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13135050222 4.8 4,679 71% $1,861
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 52

Pop-weighted across 1 tracts. Higher = more vulnerable to disaster, displacement, and rent shocks. Source: CDC/ATSDR SVI 2022.

Socioeconomic status 61%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 17%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 79%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 49%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Steven Hills

Aggregated across 0 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 747Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.8Avg 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 Steven Hills

Average across all constituent tracts, population-weighted. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh) crude prevalence.

Frequently asked

About Steven Hills

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Steven Hills?

Steven Hills scores 4.8/10 (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 Steven Hills compare to Duluth overall?

Steven Hills scores 0.8 points higher than Duluth overall (4/10). Renters spend 71% of income on rent vs 31% citywide. Average rent: $1,861 vs $1,828.
Q3

What is the average rent in Steven Hills?

Average gross rent in Steven Hills is $1,861/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 71% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Steven Hills residents are renters?

55% of Steven Hills households are renter-occupied (vs 43% in Duluth). The neighborhood has 4,679 residents.
Q5

Is Steven Hills a high social-vulnerability area?

Steven Hills sits in the 52nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (moderately 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 Steven Hills for landlords?

Steven Hills carries a moderate-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (4.8/10). 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 Duluth as a whole (4/10), this neighborhood is higher-risk.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Steven Hills?

Steven Hills has 4,975 residents. Top groups: Asian (non-Hispanic) (29%), White (non-Hispanic) (27.3%), Black (non-Hispanic) (23.4%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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