Four Oaks Eviction Risk: Moderate , Dunwoody

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. around two-thirds of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, well above the DeKalb County average of 52.2%. Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.8/10.

Set annual rent against average income of $54,435 and the ratio lands at 36%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. This is renter territory: 71% of occupied units are tenant-occupied. Food insecurity runs 33.3% against 17.8% nationally.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. The poverty rate is 28%. Judgments in high-poverty tracts are collectible far less often than filing counts suggest.

Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 1.1 points. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,188 filings here across 8 tracked years.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 16.0% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. At $1,644 a month, rents run 12% under what the rest of Dunwoody commands.

Filings peaked in 2004 at 39.6% of renter households. In a typical year about 29.9% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #22,681 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.