Within neighborhood
0
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Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #37,643 of 84,120 nationally
Northwoods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chamblee
Tract 13089021307 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,813 · neighborhood within 1.2 mi
How risky is the Northwoods neighborhood of Chamblee for landlords? Census tract 13089021307 scores 7.3/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than roughly 98% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
61% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 31% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,983 a month against an average household income of $76,500 a year, roughly 31% of income at the averages. About 41% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
4.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 25%
Stable renters 16%
Owners 59%
Tract context
Occupied units1,094
Renter share40.7%
SVI overall0.72
Poverty rate19.3%
Median income$76,500
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
0
th percentile
Very Low
Within county
75
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
63
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chamblee and the region
Centroid at 33.8910, -84.2743 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwoods scores 4.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Chamblee
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
19.3% poverty · this tract
4.8
Supply constraint
$1,983 rent vs county FMR
5.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chamblee
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chamblee
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chamblee
8.9
How Northwoods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 72
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 80%Socioeconomic
- 51%Household composition
- 84%Racial/ethnic minority
- 48%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)
- 671Total filings over 8 yrs
- 15.65%Avg annual filing rate
- 21.1%Peak (2014)
- 58Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 38% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 468Total filings 2020-21
- 6.2Avg 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 Northwoods. 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.
- 18.1%Housing insecurity
- 10.4%Utility-shutoff threat
- 23.9%Food insecurity
- 17.1%SNAP enrollment
- 11.7%Transit barriers
- 23.3%No health insurance
- 16.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.0%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwoods
The score leans hardest on rent-control risk at 9.5/10. 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 Chamblee eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores above the DeKalb 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 Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 72nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
In CDC survey modeling, about 18.1% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 10.4% 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 13089021307
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021307?
Census tract 13089021307 in the Northwoods neighborhood scores 4.2/10 (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 13089021307?
Median gross rent is $1,983/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 61% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021307?
19.3% of residents in tract 13089021307 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,813.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021307?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 72th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 80th, household 51th, minority 84th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021307 considered part of Northwoods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021307 fall within Northwoods (neighborhood centroid within 1.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021307?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 671 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021307 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 15.65% of renter households, peaking at 21.1% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021307 struggle to pay rent?
About 18.1% 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. 10.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021307 compare to Chamblee overall?
Tract 13089021307 scores 4.2/10, higher than the parent city of Chamblee at 2.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Chamblee eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Chamblee
Top eight tracts in Chamblee ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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