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Neighborhood · Ranked #28,095 of 84,120 nationally

La Vista Eviction Risk: Moderate , North Druid Hills

Tract 13089021506 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,774 · neighborhood within 1.3 mi

13089021506 is a census tract in the La Vista area of North Druid Hills, GA. It scores 5.3/10 for landlords. Population here is 2,774. 35% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears.

Risk score
5.3
Moderate
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 32% Stable renters 24% Owners 44%
Tract context
Occupied units1,501
Renter share55.3%
SVI overall0.37
Poverty rate15.4%
Median income$114,246

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
33 th percentile
Rank, 33rd percentileLowHigh
#3 of 4 tracts In La Vista
Low
Within parent city
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#3 of 5 tracts In North Druid Hills
Moderate
Within county
72 th percentile
Rank, 72nd percentileLowHigh
#58 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Elevated
Within state
82 th percentile
Rank, 82nd percentileLowHigh
#511 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Druid Hills and the region

Centroid at 33.8120, -84.3131 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Vista scores 5.3

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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
15.4% poverty · this tract
3.9
Supply constraint
$1,985 rent vs county FMR
5.8
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.
La Vista risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.3This tracttract 0215065.9North Druid Hillsparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 37

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)

  • 244Total filings 2020-21
  • 3.2Avg 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 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in La Vista

The dominant input is court filing pressure at 9.7/10. Running hot, tenant-organizing strength reads 9.6/10.

On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10. Food insecurity runs 8.1% against 17.8% nationally. 57% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, above the DeKalb County average of 52.2%.

Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.8 points. Housing insecurity runs 7.0% against 14.2% nationally.

On the national scale it lands near the 67th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. Social vulnerability reads 4.3/10 on the CDC index, a measure of exposure to housing and economic shocks.

Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points hotter. Of its three components the household composition measure is the least pressured.

Average gross rent is $1,985, close to the North Druid Hills average. Annual rent works out to 21% of average household income of $114,246. 55% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089021506

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021506?

Census tract 13089021506 in the La Vista neighborhood scores 5.3/10 (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 13089021506?

Median gross rent is $1,985/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021506?

15.4% of residents in tract 13089021506 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,774.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021506?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 37th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 40th, household 13th, minority 62th, housing 50th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021506 considered part of La Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021506 fall within La Vista (neighborhood centroid within 1.3 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089021506 struggle to pay rent?

About 7.0% 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. 4.2% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089021506 compare to North Druid Hills overall?

Tract 13089021506 scores 5.3/10, lower than the parent city of North Druid Hills at 5.9/10. 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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