Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #13,119 of 84,120 nationally
Walnut Creek Eviction Risk: Moderate , Irondale
Tract 13063040624 · Clayton County, GA · pop 2,736 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Census tract 13063040624 sits in the Walnut Creek neighborhood of Irondale, Georgia eviction laws, and carries an eviction-risk score of 7.7/10. That ranks it in the top 1% of US census tracts for landlord eviction risk, among the very hardest places in the country to operate.
75% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 75% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is about $2,124 a month. About 23% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.9
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 17%
Stable renters 6%
Owners 77%
Tract context
Occupied units937
Renter share22.9%
SVI overall0.86
Poverty rate30.0%
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
99
th percentile
Very High
Within state
92
th percentile
Very High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Irondale and the region
Centroid at 33.4800, -84.3607 · click any tract to drill in
Why Walnut Creek scores 5.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Irondale
8.7
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.5
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
30.0% poverty · this tract
7.5
Supply constraint
$2,124 rent vs county FMR
6.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Irondale
9.6
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Irondale
6.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Irondale
8.9
How Walnut Creek compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 86
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 83%Household composition
- 90%Racial/ethnic minority
- 53%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)
- 761Total filings 2020-21
- 10.0Avg 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 Walnut 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.
- 30.0%Housing insecurity
- 22.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 37.2%Food insecurity
- 35.8%SNAP enrollment
- 18.8%Transit barriers
- 18.4%No health insurance
- 20.3%Frequent mental distress
- 39.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Walnut Creek
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.6/10. 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 Irondale, 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.
The tract is predominantly Black and ranks around the 86th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 30.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.0% 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 13063040624
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13063040624?
Census tract 13063040624 in the Walnut Creek neighborhood scores 5.9/10 (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 13063040624?
Median gross rent is $2,124/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 75% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13063040624?
30.0% of residents in tract 13063040624 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,736.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13063040624?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 86th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 83th, minority 90th, housing 53th.
Q5
Is tract 13063040624 considered part of Walnut Creek?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13063040624 fall within Walnut Creek (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13063040624 struggle to pay rent?
About 30.0% 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. 22.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13063040624 compare to Irondale overall?
Tract 13063040624 scores 5.9/10, higher than the parent city of Irondale at 2.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Irondale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Irondale
Top eight tracts in Irondale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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