Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally
Lenox Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Atlanta
Tract 13089020100 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,198 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
With a score of 6.2/10, tract 13089020100 in the Lenox Park area of Atlanta ranks in the Elevated tier for landlord eviction risk. The tract is home to 2,198 residents. It lands near the 81st percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 48% of renter households, a severe level, and 22% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $2,625 monthly, set against $181,250 in average yearly household income, roughly 17% of income at the averages. About 32% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 15%
Stable renters 17%
Owners 68%
Tract context
Occupied units693
Renter share32.0%
SVI overall0.39
Poverty rate6.8%
Median income$181,250
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
19
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
22
th percentile
Low
Within state
28
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Atlanta and the region
Centroid at 33.7999, -84.3433 · click any tract to drill in
Why Lenox Park scores 2.6
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Atlanta
7.8
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
6.8% poverty · this tract
1.7
Supply constraint
$2,625 rent vs county FMR
9.3
Rent control risk
Inherited from Atlanta
1.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
4.5
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Atlanta
5.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Atlanta
4.0
How Lenox Park compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 39
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 44%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 30%Racial/ethnic minority
- 35%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: A: Best
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade A meant wealthy, predominantly white neighborhoods favored for lending. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 43%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 0%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 81Total filings over 8 yrs
- 5.10%Avg annual filing rate
- 9.7%Peak (2004)
- 5Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 78% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 8Total filings 2020-21
- 0.1Avg 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.
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.
- 6.4%Housing insecurity
- 4.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.2%Food insecurity
- 4.1%SNAP enrollment
- 4.2%Transit barriers
- 7.2%No health insurance
- 13.1%Frequent mental distress
- 16.7%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Lenox Park
What moves this score most is supply constraint at 9.3/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores about the same as the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 81 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 5.1% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 9.7% of renter households in 2004.
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 13089020100
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089020100?
Census tract 13089020100 in the Lenox Park neighborhood scores 2.6/10 (Lower 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 13089020100?
Median gross rent is $2,625/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 48% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089020100?
6.8% of residents in tract 13089020100 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,198.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089020100?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 39th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 44th, household 49th, minority 30th, housing 35th.
Q5
Is tract 13089020100 considered part of Lenox Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089020100 fall within Lenox Park (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089020100?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 81 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089020100 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 5.10% of renter households, peaking at 9.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089020100 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.4% 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. 4.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089020100 compare to Atlanta overall?
Tract 13089020100 scores 2.6/10, lower than the parent city of Atlanta at 3.4/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 13089020100 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of A. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
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