Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
The Park at East Paces Eviction Risk: Lower , Brookhaven
Tract 13089021416 ·
DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,181 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
For landlords sizing up the The Park at East Paces neighborhood of Brookhaven, census tract 13089021416 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.2/10. On the national scale it ranks #16,135 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 41% of renter households, a severe level, and 23% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,644 monthly, set against $119,696 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 29% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 12%Stable renters 17%Owners 71%
Tract context
Occupied units953
Renter share29.4%
SVI overall0.45
Poverty rate8.9%
Median income$119,696
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0th percentile
#4 of 4 tracts In The Park at East Paces
Very Low
Within parent city
50th percentile
#9 of 17 tracts In Brookhaven
Moderate
Within county
19th percentile
#164 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Very Low
Within state
25th percentile
#2,098 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookhaven and the region
Centroid at 33.8473, -84.3340 · click any tract to drill in
Why The Park at East Paces scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Brookhaven
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
8.9% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,644 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from Brookhaven
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Brookhaven
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Brookhaven
5.6
How The Park at East Paces compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 45
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
51%Socioeconomic
17%Household composition
69%Racial/ethnic minority
48%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
0%Grade A
0%Grade B
4%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)
359Total filings over 8 yrs
10.11%Avg annual filing rate
18.3%Peak (2012)
21Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year2004 to 2016
Filings dropped 58% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
244Total filings 2020-21
3.2Avg 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 The Park at East Paces. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
12.2%Housing insecurity
7.1%Utility-shutoff threat
13.4%Food insecurity
9.2%SNAP enrollment
7.6%Transit barriers
15.1%No health insurance
15.6%Frequent mental distress
20.1%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in The Park at East Paces
What moves this score most is tenant organizing strength at 8.9/10. 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 Brookhaven 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.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and White and ranks around the 45th 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 12.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 7.1% 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 13089021416
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021416?
Census tract 13089021416 in the The Park at East Paces neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 13089021416?
Median gross rent is $1,644/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 41% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021416?
8.9% of residents in tract 13089021416 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,181.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021416?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 45th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 51th, household 17th, minority 69th, housing 48th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021416 considered part of The Park at East Paces?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021416 fall within The Park at East Paces (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021416?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 359 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021416 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 10.11% of renter households, peaking at 18.3% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021416 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.2% 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. 7.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021416 compare to Brookhaven overall?
Tract 13089021416 scores 2.5/10, right in line with the parent city of Brookhaven at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Brookhaven eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q9
Was tract 13089021416 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brookhaven
Top eight tracts in Brookhaven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.