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Sherwood Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Riverdale

Tract 13063040523 · Clayton County, GA · pop 3,031 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

How risky is Sherwood Park in Riverdale for landlords? Census tract 13063040523 scores 6.9/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 93% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.

About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 41% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $48,804 in average yearly household income, roughly 30% of income at the averages. Renters make up 59% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
4.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 30% Stable renters 29% Owners 41%
Tract context
Occupied units1,148
Renter share58.7%
SVI overall0.79
Poverty rate21.3%
Median income$48,804

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 2 tracts In Sherwood Park
Very Low
Within parent city
64 th percentile
Rank, 64th percentileLowHigh
#5 of 12 tracts In Riverdale
Elevated
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#20 of 70 tracts In Clayton County
Elevated
Within state
77 th percentile
Rank, 77th percentileLowHigh
#658 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Riverdale and the region

Centroid at 33.5600, -84.4093 · click any tract to drill in

Why Sherwood Park scores 4.9

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
21.3% poverty · this tract
5.3
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
1.6
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.
Sherwood Park risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 4.94.9This tracttract 040523Riverdale: 2.62.6Riverdaleparent cityCounty: 4.44.4Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 79

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 3,483Total filings over 11 yrs
  • 61.16%Avg annual filing rate
  • 129.3%Peak (2002)
  • 276Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 130630405232002: 625 filings (129.32/100 renter HHs)2005: 261 filings (45.43/100 renter HHs)2007: 228 filings (39.69/100 renter HHs)2008: 322 filings (56.05/100 renter HHs)2010: 331 filings (59.32/100 renter HHs)2011: 308 filings (62.99/100 renter HHs)2012: 298 filings (60.94/100 renter HHs)2013: 282 filings (57.67/100 renter HHs)2014: 258 filings (52.76/100 renter HHs)2015: 294 filings (60.12/100 renter HHs)2016: 276 filings (48.51/100 renter HHs)
Filings dropped 56% over the past 11 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 719Total filings 2020-21
  • 9.5Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic baseline2020-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 29 filings (290.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 20 filings (200.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 26 filings (260.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 24 filings (240.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Sherwood Park

The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Riverdale, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the Clayton County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.

In CDC survey modeling, about 26.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 18.1% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 79th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.

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 13063040523

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13063040523?

Census tract 13063040523 in the Sherwood Park neighborhood scores 4.9/10 (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 13063040523?

Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13063040523?

21.3% of residents in tract 13063040523 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,031.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13063040523?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 79th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 79th, household 73th, minority 95th, housing 55th.
Q5

Is tract 13063040523 considered part of Sherwood Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13063040523 fall within Sherwood Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13063040523?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 3,483 eviction filings across 11 validated years in tract 13063040523 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 61.16% of renter households, peaking at 129.3% in 2002. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13063040523 struggle to pay rent?

About 26.4% 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. 18.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13063040523 compare to Riverdale overall?

Tract 13063040523 scores 4.9/10, higher than the parent city of Riverdale at 2.6/10. 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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