Neighborhood · Ranked #53,267 of 84,120 nationally
Ashford Park Eviction Risk: Lower , Brookhaven
Tract 13089021421 ·
DeKalb County, GA · pop 1,864 · neighborhood within 1.1 mi
For landlords sizing up the Ashford Park neighborhood of Brookhaven, census tract 13089021421 carries an elevated eviction-risk score of 6.3/10. That is riskier than roughly 83% of the 84,120 US census tracts we score.
About 39% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 12% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,629 a month while the average household earns $89,643 a year, roughly 22% of income at the averages. About 61% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%Stable renters 37%Owners 39%
Tract context
Occupied units688
Renter share61.2%
SVI overall0.77
Poverty rate12.8%
Median income$89,643
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
67th percentile
#3 of 7 tracts In Ashford Park
Elevated
Within parent city
81th percentile
#4 of 17 tracts In Brookhaven
High
Within county
44th percentile
#114 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Moderate
Within state
43th percentile
#1,583 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Brookhaven and the region
Centroid at 33.8536, -84.3219 · click any tract to drill in
Why Ashford Park scores 3.3
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
12.8% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,629 rent vs county FMR
3.9
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.
CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 77
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
90%Socioeconomic
45%Household composition
72%Racial/ethnic minority
55%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)
309Total filings 2020-21
4.1Avg 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 Ashford Park. Closest by Eviction Risk Score.
Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.
17.2%Housing insecurity
9.1%Utility-shutoff threat
18.7%Food insecurity
11.9%SNAP enrollment
9.5%Transit barriers
23.9%No health insurance
15.5%Frequent mental distress
22.4%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Ashford Park
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 77th 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 17.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 9.1% 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 13089021421
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021421?
Census tract 13089021421 in the Ashford Park neighborhood scores 3.3/10 (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 13089021421?
Median gross rent is $1,629/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 39% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021421?
12.8% of residents in tract 13089021421 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,864.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021421?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 77th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 90th, household 45th, minority 72th, housing 55th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021421 considered part of Ashford Park?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021421 fall within Ashford Park (neighborhood centroid within 1.1 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021421 struggle to pay rent?
About 17.2% 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. 9.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089021421 compare to Brookhaven overall?
Tract 13089021421 scores 3.3/10, higher than 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.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Brookhaven
Top eight tracts in Brookhaven ranked by composite eviction-risk score.