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Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally

La Vista Eviction Risk: Lower , North Druid Hills

Tract 13089021607 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 1,667 · neighborhood within 1.4 mi

La Vista in North Druid Hills is where census tract 13089021607 sits, home to 1,667 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.

About 42% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average rent runs $1,921 a month against an average household income of $78,611 a year, roughly 29% of income at the averages. About 54% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.

Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 23% Stable renters 31% Owners 46%
Tract context
Occupied units966
Renter share54.2%
SVI overall0.20
Poverty rate6.3%
Median income$78,611

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within neighborhood
0 th percentile
Rank, 0th percentileLowHigh
#4 of 4 tracts In La Vista
Very Low
Within parent city
63 th percentile
Rank, 63rd percentileLowHigh
#7 of 17 tracts In North Druid Hills
Elevated
Within county
36 th percentile
Rank, 36th percentileLowHigh
#130 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Low
Within state
37 th percentile
Rank, 37th percentileLowHigh
#1,772 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across North Druid Hills and the region

Centroid at 33.8344, -84.3242 · click any tract to drill in

Why La Vista scores 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
6.3% poverty · this tract
1.6
Supply constraint
$1,921 rent vs county FMR
5.5
Rent control risk
Inherited from North Druid Hills
5.9
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.2
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from North Druid Hills
8.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from North Druid Hills
5.6

How La Vista compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
La Vista risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 3.03.0This tracttract 021607North Druid Hills: 2.72.7North Druid Hillsparent cityCounty: 3.53.5Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.73.7Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 20

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)

  • 645Total filings 2020-21
  • 8.5Avg 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 baseline2020-01-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2020-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2020-03-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-05-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-06-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-07-01: 0 filings (0.00× baseline)2020-08-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2020-09-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2020-10-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2020-11-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2020-12-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-01-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-02-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2021-03-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2021-04-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2021-05-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-06-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2021-07-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-08-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2021-09-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2021-10-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2021-11-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2021-12-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-01-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2022-02-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2022-03-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2022-04-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2022-05-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2022-06-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2022-07-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2022-08-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2022-09-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2022-10-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2022-11-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2022-12-01: 19 filings (190.00× baseline)2023-01-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2023-02-01: 15 filings (150.00× baseline)2023-03-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2023-04-01: 17 filings (170.00× baseline)2023-05-01: 16 filings (160.00× baseline)2023-06-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2023-07-01: 18 filings (180.00× baseline)2023-08-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2023-09-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2023-10-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2023-11-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2023-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2024-01-01: 14 filings (140.00× baseline)2024-02-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2024-03-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2024-04-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2024-05-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2024-06-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-07-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-08-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2024-09-01: 13 filings (130.00× baseline)2024-10-01: 4 filings (40.00× baseline)2024-11-01: 2 filings (20.00× baseline)2024-12-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2025-01-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2025-02-01: 3 filings (30.00× baseline)2025-03-01: 7 filings (70.00× baseline)2025-04-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2025-05-01: 12 filings (120.00× baseline)2025-06-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2025-07-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-08-01: 11 filings (110.00× baseline)2025-09-01: 5 filings (50.00× baseline)2025-10-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2025-11-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2025-12-01: 9 filings (90.00× baseline)2026-01-01: 6 filings (60.00× baseline)2026-02-01: 8 filings (80.00× baseline)2026-03-01: 10 filings (100.00× baseline)2026-04-01: 0 filings (0.00× 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 score leans hardest on 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 North Druid Hills, 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.

In CDC survey modeling, about 9.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.4% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

The tract is Black and White 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 13089021607

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021607?

Census tract 13089021607 in the La Vista neighborhood scores 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 13089021607?

Median gross rent is $1,921/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 42% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021607?

6.3% of residents in tract 13089021607 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 1,667.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021607?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 20th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 20th, minority 65th, housing 21th.
Q5

Is tract 13089021607 considered part of La Vista?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021607 fall within La Vista (neighborhood centroid within 1.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6

What share of households in tract 13089021607 struggle to pay rent?

About 9.0% 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. 5.4% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 13089021607 compare to North Druid Hills overall?

Tract 13089021607 scores 3/10, 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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