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Neighborhood · Ranked #65,414 of 84,120 nationally

Oak Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , North Decatur

Tract 13089021602 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,803 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

13089021602 is a census tract in the Oak Grove area of North Decatur, GA. It scores 3.1/10 for landlords. It is home to 3,803 residents. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score
3.1
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14% Stable renters 12% Owners 74%
Tract context
Occupied units1,801
Renter share25.8%
SVI overall0.24
Poverty rate3.3%
Median income$135,489

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
50 th percentile
Rank, 50th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 3 tracts In Oak Grove
Moderate
Within parent city
25 th percentile
Rank, 25th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 5 tracts In North Decatur
Low
Within county
19 th percentile
Rank, 19th percentileLowHigh
#164 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Very Low
Within state
28 th percentile
Rank, 28th percentileLowHigh
#2,023 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Decatur and the region

Centroid at 33.8163, -84.2961 · click any tract to drill in

Why Oak Grove scores 3.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from North Decatur
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
3.3% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
$1,649 rent vs county FMR
4.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Decatur
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Decatur
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Decatur
6.2

How Oak Grove compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Oak Grove risk score vs. parent city / county / state3.1This tracttract 0216024.5North Decaturparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 24

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

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 490Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 7.06%Avg annual filing rate
  • 11.6%Peak (2004)
  • 16Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 13089021602
Filings dropped 84% over the past 8 months.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

  • 102Total filings 2020-21
  • 1.3Avg 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 Oak Grove. 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 Oak Grove

Running cool, economic stress reads 1/10. On the high side, local political climate reads 8.5/10.

18% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. It sits 1.4 points below the DeKalb County average of 4.5.

Food insecurity runs 5.3% against 17.8% nationally. Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 490 filings here across 8 tracked years. Average gross rent is $1,649, 14% below the North Decatur average.

Inability to pay a utility bill runs 3.4% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. Filings peaked in 2004 at 11.6% of renter households.

In a typical year about 7.1% of renter households face a filing. Nationally it ranks #65,414 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.2/10. Rent consumes only 15% of average household income of $135,489, an unusually wide affordability cushion. Statewide the GA average is 4.2, so this tract runs 1.1 points cooler.

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

Frequently asked

About tract 13089021602

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021602?

Census tract 13089021602 in the Oak Grove neighborhood scores 3.1/10 (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 13089021602?

Median gross rent is $1,649/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 53% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021602?

3.3% of residents in tract 13089021602 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,803.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021602?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 24th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 18th, household 33th, minority 40th, housing 37th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021602 considered part of Oak Grove?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021602 fall within Oak Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021602?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 490 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021602 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.06% of renter households, peaking at 11.6% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7

What share of households in tract 13089021602 struggle to pay rent?

About 5.2% 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. 3.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8

How does tract 13089021602 compare to North Decatur overall?

Tract 13089021602 scores 3.1/10, lower than the parent city of North Decatur at 4.5/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from North Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in North Decatur

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

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