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Neighborhood · Ranked #24,859 of 84,120 nationally

Knollwood Eviction Risk: Moderate

Tract 13089021813 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,202 · neighborhood within 0.4 mi

Tract 13089021813 sits in the Knollwood area of DeKalb County, GA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 5.4/10. What pushes it up most is court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score
5.4
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 neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Knollwood
Very High
Within county
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#51 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
High
Within state
86 th percentile
Rank, 86th percentileLowHigh
#398 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
High
National
70 th percentile
Rank, 70th percentileLowHigh
#24,859 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Elevated
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 5.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
Knollwood risk score vs. parent city / county / state5.4This tracttract 0218134.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 75

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)

  • 2,930Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 37.80%Avg annual filing rate
  • 68.7%Peak (2004)
  • 264Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 13089021813
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
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 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Knollwood

98% of occupied units are rented, so comparables are plentiful and vacancy risk is low, but a mispriced renewal loses the tenant to a building nearby. The severe-burden share is 27%, and it is the single best predictor in this model of a filing that actually reaches judgment. Running hot, regional political climate reads 8.4/10.

Running cool, state political climate reads 2/10. Food insecurity runs 29.9% against 17.8% nationally. Adults with no health insurance runs 22.9% against 11.3% nationally.

59% of renter households cross the 30%-of-income line, higher than the DeKalb County average of 52.2%. Against the DeKalb County average of 4.5, this tract reads riskier for landlords by 0.9 points.

Court records carry 2,930 eviction filings across 8 observed years. The worst year on record was 2004, when 68.7% of renter households were served. In a typical year about 37.8% of renter households face a filing.

Nationally it ranks #24,859 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty. On the CDC Social Vulnerability Index the tract reads 7.7/10, which tracks how hard a shock lands on the households already here.

All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.

Frequently asked

About tract 13089021813

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021813?

Census tract 13089021813 in the Knollwood neighborhood scores 5.4/10 (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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