Within neighborhood
50
th percentile
Moderate
Neighborhood · Ranked #58,384 of 84,120 nationally
North DeKalb Eviction Risk: Lower , Scottdale
Tract 13089022302 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,728 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
The Elevated-tier score of 6.8/10 for census tract 13089022302 reflects conditions in the North DeKalb neighborhood of Scottdale, Georgia. On the national scale it ranks #6,670 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.
About 50% of renters carry a rent burden of 30% of income or higher, a severe level, and 24% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,954 monthly, set against $95,847 in average yearly household income, roughly 24% of income at the averages. About 40% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 20%
Stable renters 20%
Owners 60%
Tract context
Occupied units1,717
Renter share40.2%
SVI overall0.32
Poverty rate12.9%
Median income$95,847
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
75
th percentile
High
Within county
35
th percentile
Low
Within state
37
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Scottdale and the region
Centroid at 33.8134, -84.2808 · click any tract to drill in
Why North DeKalb scores 3
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
12.9% poverty · this tract
3.2
Supply constraint
$1,954 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Scottdale
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Scottdale
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Scottdale
6.2
How North DeKalb compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 32
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 22%Socioeconomic
- 34%Household composition
- 41%Racial/ethnic minority
- 52%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)
- 552Total filings over 8 yrs
- 6.79%Avg annual filing rate
- 10.8%Peak (2013)
- 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings dropped 76% over the past 8 months.
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
- 226Total filings 2020-21
- 3.0Avg 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 North DeKalb. 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.
- 8.7%Housing insecurity
- 5.8%Utility-shutoff threat
- 9.5%Food insecurity
- 7.0%SNAP enrollment
- 6.0%Transit barriers
- 8.3%No health insurance
- 14.4%Frequent mental distress
- 19.6%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in North DeKalb
The score leans hardest on tenant organizing strength at 8.5/10. 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 above the DeKalb County average of 6.4 and above the Georgia statewide average of 5.6. Within its own county it reads on the riskier side for landlords.
Princeton's Eviction Lab logged 552 eviction filings here over 8 tracked years, with about 6.8% of renter households facing a filing in a typical year. Filings peaked at 10.8% of renter households in 2013.
In CDC survey modeling, about 8.7% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 5.8% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.
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 13089022302
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022302?
Census tract 13089022302 in the North DeKalb neighborhood scores 3/10 (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 13089022302?
Median gross rent is $1,954/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 50% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022302?
12.9% of residents in tract 13089022302 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,728.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022302?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 32th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 22th, household 34th, minority 41th, housing 52th.
Q5
Is tract 13089022302 considered part of North DeKalb?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089022302 fall within North DeKalb (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
How many evictions are filed each year in tract 13089022302?
Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 552 eviction filings across 8 validated years in tract 13089022302 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 6.79% of renter households, peaking at 10.8% in 2013. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q7
What share of households in tract 13089022302 struggle to pay rent?
About 8.7% 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. 5.8% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q8
How does tract 13089022302 compare to Scottdale overall?
Tract 13089022302 scores 3/10, 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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