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Neighborhood · Ranked #47,371 of 84,120 nationally

North DeKalb Eviction Risk: Moderate , Scottdale

Tract 13089022302 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,728 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi

Tract 13089022302 sits in the North DeKalb area of North Decatur eviction risk, GA, carrying an eviction-risk score of 4.1/10. It is home to 3,728 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.

Risk score
4.1
Moderate
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 neighborhood
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 3 tracts In North DeKalb
Very High
Within parent city
75 th percentile
Rank, 75th percentileLowHigh
#2 of 5 tracts In Scottdale
High
Within county
42 th percentile
Rank, 42nd percentileLowHigh
#119 of 203 tracts In DeKalb County
Moderate
Within state
54 th percentile
Rank, 54th percentileLowHigh
#1,273 of 2,791 tracts In Georgia
Moderate
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 4.1

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local 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.
North DeKalb risk score vs. parent city / county / state4.1This tracttract 0223024.2Scottdaleparent city4.5Countyavg tract in county4.2Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 32

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)

  • 552Total filings over 8 yrs
  • 6.79%Avg annual filing rate
  • 10.8%Peak (2013)
  • 25Filings in 2016 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2004 to 2016
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 13089022302
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
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 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.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in North DeKalb

24% are severely burdened past the 50% mark. That cohort absorbs no shock: one repair bill or one cut shift converts straight into arrears. Running hot, local political climate reads 8.5/10.

Sitting well above the midpoint, tenant-organizing strength reads 8.5/10. Court records carry 552 eviction filings across 8 observed years. Food insecurity runs 9.5% against 17.8% nationally.

SNAP participation runs 7.0% against 15.2% nationally. Filings peaked in 2013 at 10.8% of renter households. In a typical year about 6.8% of renter households face a filing.

On the national scale it lands near the 44th percentile of the 84,120 tracts scored. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 3.8/10.

Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured. Rent takes 30% or more of income for 50% of renters.

It tracks the DeKalb County average of 4.5 closely. Average gross rent is $1,954, close to the North Decatur average.

Annual rent works out to 24% of average household income of $95,847.

These are ACS 5-year estimates; the score moves when the ACS, court-record, or statute inputs behind it move.

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 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 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 4.1/10, right in line with the parent city of Scottdale at 4.2/10. 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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