Within neighborhood
0
th percentile
Very Low
Neighborhood · Ranked #44,543 of 84,120 nationally
Knollwood Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089021815 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 4,429 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi
Census tract 13089021815 belongs to the Knollwood neighborhood of DeKalb, Georgia. It is home to 4,429 residents and scores 5.6/10, a moderate reading for landlords. It lands near the 62nd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
About 70% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 29% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,528 monthly, set against $47,535 in average yearly household income, roughly 39% of income at the averages. About 93% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.8
Lower
Confidence 80% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 65%
Stable renters 28%
Owners 7%
Tract context
Occupied units1,921
Renter share92.9%
SVI overall0.82
Poverty rate9.0%
Median income$47,535
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
60
th percentile
Elevated
Within state
54
th percentile
Moderate
National
47
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across DeKalb County and the region
Centroid at 33.8960, -84.2322 · click any tract to drill in
Why Knollwood scores 3.8
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
9.0% poverty · this tract
2.2
Supply constraint
$1,528 rent vs county FMR
3.4
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: 82
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 87%Socioeconomic
- 61%Household composition
- 96%Racial/ethnic minority
- 58%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
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 3,115Total filings 2020-21
- 41.0Avg 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.
- 27.0%Housing insecurity
- 16.0%Utility-shutoff threat
- 31.0%Food insecurity
- 24.3%SNAP enrollment
- 16.0%Transit barriers
- 25.2%No health insurance
- 20.4%Frequent mental distress
- 28.9%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Knollwood
The heaviest input here 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.
In CDC survey modeling, about 27.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 16.0% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
The tract is Hispanic or Latino and Black and ranks around the 82nd 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.
For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089021815
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089021815?
Census tract 13089021815 in the Knollwood neighborhood scores 3.8/10 (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 average rent in tract 13089021815?
Median gross rent is $1,528/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 70% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089021815?
9.0% of residents in tract 13089021815 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,429.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089021815?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 82th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 87th, household 61th, minority 96th, housing 58th.
Q5
Is tract 13089021815 considered part of Knollwood?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089021815 fall within Knollwood (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089021815 struggle to pay rent?
About 27.0% 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. 16.0% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
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