Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #76,223 of 84,120 nationally
Oak Grove Eviction Risk: Lower , North Decatur
Tract 13089021604 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,073 · neighborhood within 0.7 mi
The Moderate-tier score of 4.2/10 for census tract 13089021604 reflects conditions in Oak Grove in North Decatur, Georgia. That is riskier than about 16% of US census tracts.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 0% of renter households, a modest level, and 0% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average household income is about $179,750 a year. About 1% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
1.8
Lower
Confidence 65% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 0%
Stable renters 1%
Owners 99%
Tract context
Occupied units1,266
Renter share1.2%
SVI overall0.00
Poverty rate0.2%
Median income$179,750
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
9
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
11
th percentile
Very Low
National
9
th percentile
Very Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across North Decatur and the region
Centroid at 33.8342, -84.2978 · click any tract to drill in
Why Oak Grove scores 1.8
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from North Decatur
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
0.2% poverty · this tract
1.0
Supply constraint
tract rent vs county FMR
5.0
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Decatur
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Decatur
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Decatur
5.0
How Oak Grove compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 0
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 0%Socioeconomic
- 9%Household composition
- 32%Racial/ethnic minority
- 2%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
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
- 106Total filings over 8 yrs
- 14.46%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.1%Peak (2016)
- 27Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 238% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 144Total filings 2020-21
- 1.9Avg 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 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.
- 4.1%Housing insecurity
- 2.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 3.8%Food insecurity
- 2.1%SNAP enrollment
- 2.8%Transit barriers
- 4.7%No health insurance
- 10.4%Frequent mental distress
- 15.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Oak Grove
What moves this score most is supply constraint at $1/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from North Decatur eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores well below the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and below the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 106 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 14.5% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.1% of renter households in 2016.
The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 0th 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, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021604
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021604?
Census tract 13089021604 in the Oak Grove neighborhood scores 1.8/10 (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 poverty rate in tract 13089021604?
0.2% of residents in tract 13089021604 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,073.
Q3
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021604?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 0th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 0th, household 9th, minority 32th, housing 2th.
Q4
Is tract 13089021604 considered part of Oak Grove?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021604 fall within Oak Grove (neighborhood centroid within 0.7 miles, OSM data).
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021604?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 106 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021604 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 14.46% of renter households, peaking at 23.1% in 2016. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021604 struggle to pay rent?
About 4.1% 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. 2.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089021604 compare to North Decatur overall?
Tract 13089021604 scores 1.8/10, lower than the parent city of North Decatur at 2.6/10. 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.
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