Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Census Tract · Ranked #49,882 of 84,120 nationally
Scottdale Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089022005 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 4,804 · 13% of tract blocks fall in Scottdale
Scottdale is where census tract 13089022005 sits, home to 4,804 residents. Its landlord eviction-risk score is 6.3/10. It lands near the 83rd percentile nationally for landlord eviction risk.
Rent eats 30% or more of income for 52% of renter households, a severe level, and 18% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,271 monthly, set against $61,333 in average yearly household income, roughly 25% of income at the averages. About 67% of occupied units are renter-occupied, a renter-majority tract.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 35%
Stable renters 32%
Owners 33%
Tract context
Occupied units1,470
Renter share66.9%
SVI overall0.87
Poverty rate10.7%
Median income$61,333
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within county
50
th percentile
Moderate
Within state
48
th percentile
Moderate
National
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scottdale and the region
Centroid at 33.7912, -84.2330 · click any tract to drill in
Why Scottdale scores 3.5
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Scottdale
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
10.7% poverty · this tract
2.7
Supply constraint
$1,271 rent vs county FMR
1.9
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scottdale
4.7
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.8
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scottdale
8.7
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scottdale
4.8
How Scottdale compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 87
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 85%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 91%Racial/ethnic minority
- 79%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)
- 1,633Total filings over 8 yrs
- 19.57%Avg annual filing rate
- 23.7%Peak (2012)
- 186Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings stayed roughly flat over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 1,170Total filings 2020-21
- 15.4Avg 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
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.
- 22.0%Housing insecurity
- 14.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 26.7%Food insecurity
- 23.1%SNAP enrollment
- 13.6%Transit barriers
- 14.9%No health insurance
- 18.1%Frequent mental distress
- 27.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Scottdale
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.7/10. 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 Scottdale, 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 22.0% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 14.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 1,633 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 19.6% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 23.7% of renter households in 2012.
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 13089022005
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022005?
Census tract 13089022005 in Scottdale scores 3.5/10 (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 13089022005?
Median gross rent is $1,271/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 52% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022005?
10.7% of residents in tract 13089022005 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,804.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022005?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 87th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 85th, household 69th, minority 91th, housing 79th.
Q5
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089022005?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 1,633 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089022005 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 19.57% of renter households, peaking at 23.7% in 2012. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089022005 struggle to pay rent?
About 22.0% 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. 14.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089022005 compare to Scottdale overall?
Tract 13089022005 scores 3.5/10, higher than the parent city of Scottdale at 2.7/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Scottdale; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Scottdale
Top eight tracts in Scottdale ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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