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Emory Highlands Eviction Risk: Elevated , Atlanta

Tract 13089022405 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 2,550 · neighborhood within 0.6 mi

Census tract 13089022405 sits in the Emory Highlands neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. It has a population of 2,550 and an eviction-risk score of 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). 55% of renters here pay 30%+ of their household income on rent, with 23% severely cost-burdened (≥50%). Median gross rent is $1,816/month against a median household income of $73,365 — roughly 30% rent-to-income at the medians.

Risk score

6.4

Elevated

Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale

Household mix · 100 hh

Burdened renters 41% Stable renters 34% Owners 25%

Tract context

Occupied units430

Renter share75.1%

SVI overall0.31

Poverty rate19.8%

Median income$73,365

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.

Geographic context

Risk heat across Atlanta and the region

Centroid at 33.7972, -84.3142 · click any tract to drill in

Why Emory Highlands scores 6.4

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly

Local political climate

Inherited from Atlanta

7.8

Regional political climate

2024 county presidential margin

8.4

State political climate

Georgia legislature & governorship

2.0

Economic stress

19.8% poverty · this tract

5.0

Supply constraint

$1,816 rent vs county FMR

4.9

Rent control risk

Inherited from Atlanta

1.5

Eviction process difficulty

State law sets the calendar

4.5

Tenant organizing strength

Inherited from Atlanta

5.5

Housing court bias

Inherited from Atlanta

4.0

How Emory Highlands compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.

CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 31

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

38%Socioeconomic
1%Household composition
68%Racial/ethnic minority
83%Housing & transportation

Historical context · 1930s redlining

HOLC grade: B — Still Desirable

This tract sits within an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s. Grade B meant middle-class areas with mortgage access. 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
0%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 · Princeton Eviction Lab

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.

Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)

53Total filings 2020-21
0.7Avg monthly (observed)
0.0Pre-pandemic baseline
0.00×Ratio to baseline

Monthly filings 2020–2021 2020-01-01 — 2026-04-01

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 Emory Highlands. 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.

14.0%Housing insecurity
8.2%Utility-shutoff threat
16.0%Food insecurity
10.4%SNAP enrollment
10.9%Transit barriers
10.4%No health insurance
21.1%Frequent mental distress
20.6%Any disability

Frequently asked

About tract 13089022405

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022405?

Census tract 13089022405 in the Emory Highlands neighborhood scores 6.4/10 (Elevated tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.

What is the average rent in tract 13089022405?

Median gross rent is $1,816/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 55% of renter households are cost-burdened.

What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022405?

19.8% of residents in tract 13089022405 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,550.

How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022405?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 31th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 38th, household 1th, minority 68th, housing 83th.

Is tract 13089022405 considered part of Emory Highlands?

Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089022405 fall within Emory Highlands (neighborhood centroid within 0.6 miles, OSM data).

What share of households in tract 13089022405 struggle to pay rent?

About 14.0% 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. 8.2% also reported utility shutoff threats — a frequent precursor to eviction filings.

How does tract 13089022405 compare to Atlanta overall?

Tract 13089022405 scores 6.4/10 — higher than the parent city of Atlanta at 4.9/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Atlanta eviction risk; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.

Was tract 13089022405 historically redlined?

Yes — this tract sits inside an area graded by the Home Owners' Loan Corporation in the 1930s, with a dominant grade of B. 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.

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