Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #42,763 of 84,120 nationally
La Vista Eviction Risk: Lower , North Druid Hills
Tract 13089021505 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,944 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Here is how census tract 13089021505, in La Vista in North Druid Hills, looks to a landlord: a 6.8/10 eviction-risk score (Elevated tier) across a population of 2,944. On the national scale it ranks #6,666 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 37% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a high level, and 26% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,799 a month while the average household earns $114,716 a year, roughly 19% of income at the averages. About 73% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.9
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 27%
Stable renters 46%
Owners 27%
Tract context
Occupied units1,367
Renter share73.0%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate24.2%
Median income$114,716
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
66
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
56
th percentile
Elevated
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Druid Hills and the region
Centroid at 33.8093, -84.3269 · click any tract to drill in
Why La Vista scores 3.9
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Druid Hills
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
24.2% poverty · this tract
6.0
Supply constraint
$1,799 rent vs county FMR
4.8
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Druid Hills
7.8
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Druid Hills
9.6
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Druid Hills
7.0
How La Vista compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 20
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 33%Socioeconomic
- 1%Household composition
- 64%Racial/ethnic minority
- 59%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)
- 371Total filings 2020-21
- 4.9Avg 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 La Vista. 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.
- 8.2%Housing insecurity
- 5.5%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.3%Food insecurity
- 6.6%SNAP enrollment
- 6.4%Transit barriers
- 7.9%No health insurance
- 15.4%Frequent mental distress
- 18.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in La Vista
The score leans hardest on 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 North Druid Hills, 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 8.2% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is racially mixed and ranks around the 20th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.
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 13089021505
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021505?
Census tract 13089021505 in the La Vista neighborhood scores 3.9/10 (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 13089021505?
Median gross rent is $1,799/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 37% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021505?
24.2% of residents in tract 13089021505 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,944.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021505?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 33th, household 1th, minority 64th, housing 59th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021505 considered part of La Vista?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021505 fall within La Vista (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021505 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.2% 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. 5.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089021505 compare to North Druid Hills overall?
Tract 13089021505 scores 3.9/10, higher than the parent city of North Druid Hills at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Druid Hills; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in North Druid Hills
Top eight tracts in North Druid Hills ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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