Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally
Sherwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Riverdale
Tract 13063040521 · Clayton County, GA · pop 3,935 · neighborhood within 1.0 mi
Census tract 13063040521 covers part of the Sherwood Park area of Riverdale, GA, and scores 5.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. It is home to 3,935 residents. The severe-burden share is 46%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.
Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 12%
Owners 53%
Tract context
Occupied units1,079
Renter share47.0%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate28.4%
Median income$50,216
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
78
th percentile
High
Within state
86
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Riverdale and the region
Centroid at 33.5698, -84.3905 · click any tract to drill in
Why Sherwood Park scores 5.4
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Riverdale
8.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.5
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
28.4% poverty · this tract
7.1
Supply constraint
$1,371 rent vs county FMR
2.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from Riverdale
7.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Riverdale
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Riverdale
6.8
How Sherwood Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 79
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 92%Socioeconomic
- 56%Household composition
- 94%Racial/ethnic minority
- 41%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 1,380Total filings over 11 yrs
- 26.28%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.0%Peak (2008)
- 127Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 46% over the past 11 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 547Total filings 2020-21
- 7.2Avg 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 Sherwood Park. 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.
- 28.6%Housing insecurity
- 19.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 34.7%Food insecurity
- 30.4%SNAP enrollment
- 17.2%Transit barriers
- 20.9%No health insurance
- 19.6%Frequent mental distress
- 36.3%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Sherwood Park
74% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well clear of the Clayton County average of 53.3%. The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.9/10.
Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. Set annual rent against average income of $50,216 and the ratio lands at 33%, above the conventional 30% ceiling.
Running hot, local political climate reads 8.7/10. SNAP participation runs 30.4% against 15.2% nationally.
The poverty rate is 28%, which in this model reads as reduced rent-recovery odds after a judgment. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 19.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Against the Clayton County average of 4.4, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.0 points.
Court records carry 1,380 eviction filings across 11 observed years. Filings peaked in 2008 at 21.0% of renter households.
In a typical year about 26.3% of renter households face a filing.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13063040521
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13063040521?
Census tract 13063040521 in the Sherwood Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13063040521?
Median gross rent is $1,371/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 74% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13063040521?
28.4% of residents in tract 13063040521 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,935.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13063040521?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 92th, household 56th, minority 94th, housing 41th.
Q5
Is tract 13063040521 considered part of Sherwood Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13063040521 fall within Sherwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.0 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13063040521?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,380 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 13063040521 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 26.28% of renter households, peaking at 21.0% in 2008. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13063040521 struggle to pay rent?
About 28.6% 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. 19.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13063040521 compare to Riverdale overall?
Tract 13063040521 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Riverdale at 4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Riverdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Riverdale
Top eight tracts in Riverdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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5.4
/ 10 · Moderate
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5.2
/ 10 · Moderate
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Frog Hollow
5
/ 10 · Moderate
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4.8
/ 10 · Moderate
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3.8
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.6
/ 10 · Low
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3.5
/ 10 · Low
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