Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #39,389 of 84,120 nationally
Knollwood Eviction Risk: Moderate
Tract 13089021813 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,202 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi
Tract 13089021813 covers the Knollwood neighborhood of DeKalb in Georgia. Home to 2,202 residents, it scores 5.8/10 on landlord eviction risk. That is riskier than about 69% of US census tracts.
59% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 27% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,420 monthly, set against $53,326 in average yearly household income, roughly 32% of income at the averages. About 98% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
4.1
Moderate
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 58%
Stable renters 40%
Owners 2%
Tract context
Occupied units1,039
Renter share97.9%
SVI overall0.75
Poverty rate15.2%
Median income$53,326
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
72
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
61
th percentile
Elevated
National
53
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across DeKalb County and the region
Centroid at 33.9011, -84.2385 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knollwood scores 4.1
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
State baseline
2.0
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
15.2% poverty · this tract
3.8
Supply constraint
$1,420 rent vs county FMR
2.8
Rent control risk
State baseline
2.0
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
5.0
Tenant organizing strength
State baseline
4.0
Housing court bias
State baseline
5.0
How Knollwood compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 75
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 95%Socioeconomic
- 55%Household composition
- 95%Racial/ethnic minority
- 23%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)
- 2,930Total filings over 8 yrs
- 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
- 68.7%Peak (2004)
- 264Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 55% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 2,739Total filings 2020-21
- 36.0Avg 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 Knollwood. 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.
- 26.1%Housing insecurity
- 16.6%Utility-shutoff threat
- 29.9%Food insecurity
- 25.1%SNAP enrollment
- 15.8%Transit barriers
- 22.9%No health insurance
- 19.9%Frequent mental distress
- 26.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knollwood
What moves this score most is eviction process difficulty at $1/10. 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 set by Georgia eviction laws law, 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.
The tract is Black and Hispanic or Latino and ranks around the 75th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. High vulnerability tends to track with higher eviction-filing rates when rents climb.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 2,930 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 37.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 68.7% of renter households in 2004.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021813
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021813?
Census tract 13089021813 in the Knollwood neighborhood scores 4.1/10 (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 13089021813?
Median gross rent is $1,420/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 59% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021813?
15.2% of residents in tract 13089021813 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,202.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021813?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 75th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 95th, household 55th, minority 95th, housing 23th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021813 considered part of Knollwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021813 fall within Knollwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.4 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089021813?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 2,930 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089021813 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 37.80% of renter households, peaking at 68.7% in 2004. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089021813 struggle to pay rent?
About 26.1% 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. 16.6% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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