Within neighborhood
25
th percentile
Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #66,742 of 84,120 nationally
Embry Hills Eviction Risk: Lower , Tucker
Tract 13089021808 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 4,875 · neighborhood within 0.9 mi
How risky is the Embry Hills area of Tucker for landlords? Census tract 13089021808 scores 5.8/10, the Moderate tier. On the national scale it ranks #26,224 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 57% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 40% are severely burdened at 50% or more. The typical renter pays about $1,894 a month while the average household earns $126,979 a year, roughly 18% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
2.5
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 14%
Stable renters 11%
Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,570
Renter share25.2%
SVI overall0.52
Poverty rate12.4%
Median income$126,979
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
20
th percentile
Very Low
Within state
25
th percentile
Low
National
21
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Tucker and the region
Centroid at 33.8755, -84.2410 · click any tract to drill in
Why Embry Hills scores 2.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Tucker
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
12.4% poverty · this tract
3.1
Supply constraint
$1,894 rent vs county FMR
5.4
Rent control risk
Inherited from Tucker
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Tucker
4.0
Housing court bias
Inherited from Tucker
5.0
How Embry Hills compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 52
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 60%Socioeconomic
- 65%Household composition
- 59%Racial/ethnic minority
- 25%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)
- 910Total filings over 8 yrs
- 20.74%Avg annual filing rate
- 27.2%Peak (2012)
- 121Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings climbed 21% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 610Total filings 2020-21
- 8.0Avg 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 Embry Hills. 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.
- 12.6%Housing insecurity
- 8.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 15.8%Food insecurity
- 12.0%SNAP enrollment
- 8.5%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 14.8%Frequent mental distress
- 26.2%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Embry Hills
The score leans hardest on supply constraint at 5.4/10. 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 Tucker eviction risk, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.
Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and in line with the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 910 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 20.7% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 27.2% of renter households in 2012.
In CDC survey modeling, about 12.6% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 8.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021808
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021808?
Census tract 13089021808 in the Embry Hills neighborhood scores 2.5/10 (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 13089021808?
Median gross rent is $1,894/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 57% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021808?
12.4% of residents in tract 13089021808 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,875.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021808?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 52th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 60th, household 65th, minority 59th, housing 25th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021808 considered part of Embry Hills?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021808 fall within Embry Hills (neighborhood centroid within 0.9 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021808?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 910 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021808 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 20.74% of renter households, peaking at 27.2% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021808 struggle to pay rent?
About 12.6% 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. 8.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089021808 compare to Tucker overall?
Tract 13089021808 scores 2.5/10, lower than the parent city of Tucker at 2.8/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Tucker eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
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