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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Ashford Park Eviction Risk: Moderate , Brookhaven

Tract 13089021420 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 1,370 · neighborhood within 1.5 mi

13089021420 is a census tract in the Ashford Park area of Brookhaven, GA. It scores 5.4/10 for landlords. It is home to 1,370 residents. The severe-burden share is 35%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment.

Risk score
5.4
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 55% Stable renters 37% Owners 8%
Tract context
Occupied units555
Renter share91.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate17.0%
Median income$54,402

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
83 th percentile
Rank, 83rd percentileLowHigh
#2 of 7 tracts In Ashford Park
High
Within parent city
88 th percentile
Rank, 88th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 17 tracts In Brookhaven
High
Within county
73 th percentile
Rank, 73rd percentileLowHigh
#56 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Elevated
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#398 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across Brookhaven and the region

Centroid at 33.8487, -84.3265 · click any tract to drill in

Why Ashford Park scores 5.4

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
17.0% poverty · this tract
4.3
Supply constraint
$1,595 rent vs county FMR
3.7
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 Ashford Park compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Ashford Park risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0214204.5Brookhavenparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 87

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

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)

  • 221Total filings 2020-21
  • 2.9Avg monthly (observed)
  • 0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
  • 0.00×Ratio to baseline
Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 to 2026-04-01
Monthly eviction filings vs pre-pandemic 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 Ashford Park. 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Ashford Park

What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. 92% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. Housing insecurity runs 33.0% against 14.2% nationally.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.9/10. SNAP participation runs 33.0% against 15.2% nationally.

Set annual rent against average income of $54,402 and the ratio lands at 35%, above the conventional 30% ceiling. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Against DeKalb County at 52.2%, 60% of renters here are cost-burdened.

It sits 0.9 points above the DeKalb County average of 4.5. Average gross rent is $1,595, 15% below the Brookhaven average. On the national scale it lands near the 70th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored.

On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 8.8/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.2 points hotter.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089021420

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021420?

Census tract 13089021420 in the Ashford Park neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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 13089021420?

Median gross rent is $1,595/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 60% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021420?

17.0% of residents in tract 13089021420 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,370.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021420?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 91th, household 74th, minority 88th, housing 65th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021420 considered part of Ashford Park?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021420 fall within Ashford Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089021420 struggle to pay rent?

About 33.0% 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. 19.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089021420 compare to Brookhaven overall?

Tract 13089021420 scores 5.4/10, higher than the parent city of Brookhaven at 4.5/10. 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.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Brookhaven

Top eight tracts in Brookhaven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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