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Neighborhood · Sugar Hill, GA

Frontier Forest Eviction Risk: Lower

1 census tracts · pop 2,775 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 2.3/10 · range 2.3–2.3

Frontier Forest is a white-hispanic neighborhood in Sugar Hill with 1 census tract and a population of 2,775 residents. The neighborhood's pop-weighted eviction-risk score of 2.3/10 (Lower tier) blends state law, county-level filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty. 36% of renters here pay at least 30% of household income on rent, and 20% are severely cost-burdened (≥50% of income). Average gross rent of $1,367/month sits 27% lower than the Sugar Hill citywide average ($1,862).

Risk score
2.3
Lower
1 tracts · population-weighted
Frontier Forest vs Sugar Hill How this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
% of income on rent
35.9% +1%
Sugar Hill: 35.6%
Average gross rent
$1,367 -27%
Sugar Hill: $1,862
Average HH income
$80,291 -19%
Sugar Hill: $99,479
Poverty rate
5.6% -41%
Sugar Hill: 9.5%
Renter share
29.5% +47%
Sugar Hill: 20.1%
Peer neighborhoods

Neighborhoods with similar eviction risk

Same county, closest by Eviction Risk Score.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Frontier Forest and the region

Click any tract to drill in · 1 tracts span score 2.3–2.3

Why Frontier Forest scores 2.3

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
36% of income on rent · Range 8.3–8.3 across tracts
8.3
Eviction process difficulty
State notice requirements & court backlog · Range 2.2–2.2 across tracts
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
30% renter households · Range 4.9–4.9 across tracts
4.9
Housing court bias
County bench composition · Range 6.7–6.7 across tracts
6.7
Economic stress
5.6% below poverty line · Range 1.4–1.4 across tracts
1.4
Supply constraint
Rent-to-FMR gap & zoning friction · Range 2.5–2.5 across tracts
2.5
Risk score comparison

Frontier Forest vs. parent city, state, U.S.

Eviction Risk Score (0–10 scale).

Frontier Forest score vs. parent city, state, U.S.Frontier Forest: 2.32.3Frontier ForestNeighborhoodParent city: 2.52.5Parent cityhost cityState: 2.62.6Stateavg in stateU.S.: 4.74.7U.S.national avgU.S. avg = 5.0
Census tracts

1 tracts in Frontier Forest

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

Tract Score Pop % over 30% on rent Average rent
13135050114 2.3 2,775 36% $1,367
Social Vulnerability Index

CDC SVI percentile: 50

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

Socioeconomic status 42%ile
Poverty, unemployment, no-HS-diploma, housing cost burden
Household characteristics 78%ile
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority 58%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport 33%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab

Court-record eviction history in Frontier Forest

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

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 308Total filings 2020-21
  • 4.1Avg 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 Frontier Forest

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

Frequently asked

About Frontier Forest

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for Frontier Forest?

Frontier Forest scores 2.3/10 (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 Frontier Forest compare to Sugar Hill overall?

Frontier Forest scores 0.2 points lower than Sugar Hill overall (2.5/10). Renters spend 36% of income on rent vs 36% citywide. Average rent: $1,367 vs $1,862.
Q3

What is the average rent in Frontier Forest?

Average gross rent in Frontier Forest is $1,367/month (pop-weighted across 1 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 36% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4

What percentage of Frontier Forest residents are renters?

30% of Frontier Forest households are renter-occupied (vs 20% in Sugar Hill). The neighborhood has 2,775 residents.
Q5

Is Frontier Forest a high social-vulnerability area?

Frontier Forest sits in the 50th 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 Frontier Forest for landlords?

Frontier Forest carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (2.3/10). 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 Sugar Hill as a whole (2.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q7

What is the demographic breakdown of Frontier Forest?

Frontier Forest has 2,841 residents (White-Hispanic Neighborhood). Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (57.2%), Hispanic / Latino (23.1%), Asian (non-Hispanic) (11.7%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
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