Neighborhood · Ranked #23,554 of 84,120 nationally
Northwoods Eviction Risk: Moderate , Chamblee
Tract 13089021308 ·
DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,940 · neighborhood within 0.2 mi
The Elevated-tier score of $1/10 for census tract 13089021308 reflects conditions in the Northwoods area of Chamblee, Georgia. That is riskier than roughly 95% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 46% of renter households, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,724 a month against an average household income of $56,625 a year, roughly 37% of income at the averages. About 42% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
5.1
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 19%Stable renters 23%Owners 58%
Tract context
Occupied units1,464
Renter share41.8%
SVI overall0.92
Poverty rate25.8%
Median income$56,625
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50th percentile
#2 of 3 tracts In Northwoods
Moderate
Within parent city
80th percentile
#2 of 6 tracts In Chamblee
High
Within county
89th percentile
#24 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
80th percentile
#567 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Chamblee and the region
Centroid at 33.8758, -84.2857 · click any tract to drill in
Why Northwoods scores 5.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
25.8% poverty · this tract
6.5
Supply constraint
$1,724 rent vs county FMR
4.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Chamblee
6.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Chamblee
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from Chamblee
6.9
How Northwoods compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 92
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
94%Socioeconomic
57%Household composition
82%Racial/ethnic minority
91%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)
649Total filings over 8 yrs
11.43%Avg annual filing rate
19.4%Peak (2014)
77Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 to 2016
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
225Total filings 2020-21
3.0Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–20212020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
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.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
23.7%Housing insecurity
14.4%Utility-shutoff threat
32.3%Food insecurity
25.7%SNAP enrollment
15.6%Transit barriers
31.1%No health insurance
17.6%Frequent mental distress
33.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Northwoods
The heaviest input here is tenant organizing strength 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 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 92nd 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.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 649 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 11.4% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 19.4% of renter households in 2014.
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 13089021308
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021308?
Census tract 13089021308 in the Northwoods neighborhood scores 5.1/10 (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 13089021308?
Median gross rent is $1,724/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 46% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021308?
25.8% of residents in tract 13089021308 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,940.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021308?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 92th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 94th, household 57th, minority 82th, housing 91th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021308 considered part of Northwoods?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021308 fall within Northwoods (neighborhood centroid within 0.2 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021308?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 649 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021308 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 11.43% of renter households, peaking at 19.4% in 2014. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021308 struggle to pay rent?
About 23.7% 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. 14.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021308 compare to Chamblee overall?
Tract 13089021308 scores 5.1/10, 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.