Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #22,213 of 84,120 nationally
Cambridge Square Eviction Risk: Moderate , Doraville
Tract 13089021309 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 1,936 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Cambridge Square neighborhood of Doraville anchors census tract 13089021309, which lands at 7.4/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #1,579 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 67% of renter households, a severe level, and 57% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,591 a month while the average household earns $35,114 a year, roughly 54% of income at the averages. Renters make up 80% of occupied homes, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
5.2
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 54%
Stable renters 26%
Owners 20%
Tract context
Occupied units480
Renter share80.4%
SVI overall0.90
Poverty rate25.6%
Median income$35,114
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
92
th percentile
Very High
Within state
81
th percentile
High
Geographic context
Risk heat across Doraville and the region
Centroid at 33.8995, -84.2637 · click any tract to drill in
Why Cambridge Square scores 5.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Doraville
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
25.6% poverty · this tract
6.4
Supply constraint
$1,591 rent vs county FMR
3.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Doraville
9.5
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Doraville
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Doraville
8.9
How Cambridge Square compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 90
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 89%Socioeconomic
- 78%Household composition
- 98%Racial/ethnic minority
- 73%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)
- 404Total filings 2020-21
- 5.3Avg 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 Cambridge Square. 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.
- 36.3%Housing insecurity
- 22.3%Utility-shutoff threat
- 49.8%Food insecurity
- 41.9%SNAP enrollment
- 23.9%Transit barriers
- 45.0%No health insurance
- 20.9%Frequent mental distress
- 39.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Cambridge Square
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 Doraville, 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 36.3% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 22.3% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is predominantly Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 90th 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.
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 13089021309
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021309?
Census tract 13089021309 in the Cambridge Square neighborhood scores 5.2/10 (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 13089021309?
Median gross rent is $1,591/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 67% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021309?
25.6% of residents in tract 13089021309 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,936.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021309?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 90th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 89th, household 78th, minority 98th, housing 73th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021309 considered part of Cambridge Square?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021309 fall within Cambridge Square (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021309 struggle to pay rent?
About 36.3% 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. 22.3% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089021309 compare to Doraville overall?
Tract 13089021309 scores 5.2/10, higher than the parent city of Doraville at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Doraville; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Doraville
Top eight tracts in Doraville ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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