Within neighborhood
100
th percentile
Very High
Neighborhood · Ranked #54,934 of 84,120 nationally
Brownstones at Decatur Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089022304 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 3,013 · neighborhood within 0.8 mi
Landlord eviction risk in census tract 13089022304 (the Brownstones at Decatur area of Decatur, Georgia) comes in at 6.6/10, the Elevated tier. That is riskier than about 89% of US census tracts.
47% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a severe level, and 36% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,208 monthly, set against $93,031 in average yearly household income, roughly 16% of income at the averages. About 46% of occupied units are renter-occupied.
Risk score
3.2
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 22%
Stable renters 24%
Owners 54%
Tract context
Occupied units1,401
Renter share46.1%
SVI overall0.62
Poverty rate15.0%
Median income$93,031
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
40
th percentile
Low
Within state
41
th percentile
Moderate
Geographic context
Risk heat across Decatur and the region
Centroid at 33.7975, -84.3006 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brownstones at Decatur scores 3.2
9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendlyLocal political climate
Inherited from Decatur
8.5
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
8.4
State political climate
Georgia legislature & governorship
2.0
Economic stress
15.0% poverty · this tract
3.7
Supply constraint
$1,208 rent vs county FMR
1.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
7.3
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
1.9
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
8.5
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
6.2
How Brownstones at Decatur compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 62
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 69%Socioeconomic
- 49%Household composition
- 67%Racial/ethnic minority
- 46%Housing & transportation
Historical context · 1930s redlining
HOLC grade: C: Definitely Declining
This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade C meant mixed-race / working-class neighborhoods rated as risky. These designations suppressed minority homeownership for generations and remain a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings and rent burden.
- 0%Grade A
- 0%Grade B
- 3%Grade C
- 0%Grade D · redlined
Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), 1935-1940 HOLC residential security maps, aggregated to 2020 census tracts by area share. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
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)
- 152Total filings 2020-21
- 2.0Avg 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 Brownstones at Decatur. 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.
- 7.5%Housing insecurity
- 4.9%Utility-shutoff threat
- 8.4%Food insecurity
- 5.8%SNAP enrollment
- 5.6%Transit barriers
- 7.6%No health insurance
- 14.0%Frequent mental distress
- 18.5%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brownstones at Decatur
What moves this score most is 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 Decatur eviction risk, 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 riskier side for landlords.
The tract is White and Asian and ranks around the 62nd percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a middle-of-the-pack reading for social vulnerability.
HOLC surveyors mapped this tract in the 1930s with a dominant grade of C ("Declining"), above the redlined D tier. The grading still shaped decades of lending and development in the surrounding area.
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 13089022304
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022304?
Census tract 13089022304 in the Brownstones at Decatur neighborhood scores 3.2/10 (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 13089022304?
Median gross rent is $1,208/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 47% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022304?
15.0% of residents in tract 13089022304 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 3,013.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022304?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 62th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 69th, household 49th, minority 67th, housing 46th.
Q5
Is tract 13089022304 considered part of Brownstones at Decatur?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089022304 fall within Brownstones at Decatur (neighborhood centroid within 0.8 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089022304 struggle to pay rent?
About 7.5% 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. 4.9% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089022304 compare to Decatur overall?
Tract 13089022304 scores 3.2/10, higher than the parent city of Decatur at 2.6/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Decatur eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Q8
Was tract 13089022304 historically redlined?
Yes. This tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of C. 0% of the tract's area was rated D ("Hazardous"), the redlined tier. HOLC redlining systematically denied mortgage credit to Black, immigrant, and working-class neighborhoods and remains a documented predictor of present-day eviction filings, rent burden, and homeownership gaps. Source: Mapping Inequality (americanpanorama.org), Robert K. Nelson et al.
Sibling tracts
Highest-risk tracts in Decatur
Top eight tracts in Decatur ranked by composite eviction-risk score.
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