Within neighborhood
67
th percentile
Elevated
Neighborhood · Ranked #57,812 of 84,120 nationally
Brownstones at Decatur Eviction Risk: Lower
Tract 13089022601 · DeKalb County, GA · pop 4,284 · neighborhood within 0.5 mi
13089022601 is a census tract in the Brownstones at Decatur area of Decatur, GA. It scores 3.5/10 for landlords. It is home to 4,284 residents. The score leans hardest on court filing pressure at 9.7/10.
Risk score
3.5
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 24%
Stable renters 21%
Owners 55%
Tract context
Occupied units2,116
Renter share44.7%
SVI overall0.47
Poverty rate7.9%
Median income$80,000
Percentile rank
Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.Within parent city
100
th percentile
Very High
Within county
30
th percentile
Low
Within state
39
th percentile
Low
Geographic context
Risk heat across Decatur and the region
Centroid at 33.7816, -84.2943 · click any tract to drill in
Why Brownstones at Decatur scores 3.5
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
7.9% poverty · this tract
2.0
Supply constraint
$1,397 rent vs county FMR
2.6
Rent control risk
Inherited from Decatur
5.1
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.4
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Decatur
7.2
Housing court bias
Inherited from Decatur
4.2
How Brownstones at Decatur compares
Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.CDC Social Vulnerability Index
SVI percentile: 47
CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.
- 23%Socioeconomic
- 69%Household composition
- 45%Racial/ethnic minority
- 67%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.
- 1%Grade A
- 14%Grade B
- 30%Grade C
- 8%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)
- 200Total filings 2020-21
- 2.6Avg 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.
- 6.2%Housing insecurity
- 4.1%Utility-shutoff threat
- 6.4%Food insecurity
- 4.4%SNAP enrollment
- 4.3%Transit barriers
- 6.6%No health insurance
- 12.1%Frequent mental distress
- 19.8%Any disability
Analysis
What drives eviction risk in Brownstones at Decatur
27% 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, regional political climate reads 8.4/10.
SNAP participation runs 4.4% against 15.2% nationally. It sits 1.0 points below the DeKalb County average of 4.5.
Average gross rent is $1,397, 16% below the Decatur average. Inability to pay a utility bill runs 4.1% against 9.2% nationally. Utility arrears usually lead rent arrears by a month or two. This ground was mapped C ("Definitely Declining") on the 1930s HOLC security maps for Atlanta. That grading determined who could get a mortgage, and its imprint on tenure and rent burden is still visible in the ACS data above.
That is riskier than roughly 31% of the 84,120 US census tracts in this model. CDC social-vulnerability scoring puts the tract at 5.3/10. Of its three components the socioeconomic standing measure is the least pressured.
Rent takes 30% or more of income for 54% of renters.
All figures here are ACS 5-year estimates for this tract, refreshed as the underlying releases land.
Frequently asked
About tract 13089022601
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 13089022601?
Census tract 13089022601 in the Brownstones at Decatur neighborhood 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 13089022601?
Median gross rent is $1,397/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 54% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3
What is the poverty rate in tract 13089022601?
7.9% of residents in tract 13089022601 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 4,284.
Q4
How socially vulnerable is tract 13089022601?
CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 47th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 23th, household 69th, minority 45th, housing 67th.
Q5
Is tract 13089022601 considered part of Brownstones at Decatur?
Yes. Per Census Bureau 2020 Block Assignment Files, the plurality of blocks in tract 13089022601 fall within Brownstones at Decatur (neighborhood centroid within 0.5 miles, OSM data).
Q6
What share of households in tract 13089022601 struggle to pay rent?
About 6.2% 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. 4.1% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7
How does tract 13089022601 compare to Decatur overall?
Tract 13089022601 scores 3.5/10, lower than the parent city of Decatur at 4/10. 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 13089022601 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. 8% 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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